Joined January 2015
- Tweets 2,777
- Following 15
- Followers 161
- Likes 3
2,177 Photos and videos
TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 16
1858 Accepting Senate nomination Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand"
1884 1st American roller coaster-the Switchback Railway-opens at Coney Island youtu.be/PAlaj5PBydQ
1974 Björn Borg wins first career Grand Slam title
11
TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 15
1959 Galapagos Islands are made Ecuador's first national park,
1965 Bob Dylan records the single "Like a Rolling Stone" youtu.be/a6Kv0vF41Bc?list=RD…
1980 US Open Men's Golf, Jack Nicklaus sets new tournament scoring record 272 (-8)
1
52
TODAYIN HISTORY JUNE 14
1642 First compulsory education law in America is passed by Massachusetts
1989 Zsa Zsa Gabor arrested for slapping Beverly Hills motorcycle patrolman
2002 "The Bourne Identity" starring Matt Damon is released in the US youtu.be/FpKaB5dvQ4g
43
THIS DATE IN HISTORY JUNE 13
1912 NY Giant Christy Mathewson wins his 300th game
1981 Tom Snyder interviews murderer Charles Manson on "Tomorrow"
1990 "Dick Tracy"starring Warren Beatty and Madonna, premieres in Woodstock, Illinois youtu.be/-4rzqSsqaqA
48
TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 12
1931 Al Capone indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition violations and perjury
1942 Anne Frank receives her diary as a birthday present
1981 "Raiders of the Lost Ark" starring Harrison Ford, with story by George Lucas premieres youtu.be/0xQSIdSRlAk
19
TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 11
1742 Benjamin Franklin invents the Franklin stove
1776 Continental Congress appoints a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence: includes Thomas Jefferson
1983 Naked Eyes' "Always Something There To Remind Me" #8 youtu.be/lVrELhxOFnM
6
TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 10
1898 US Marines land in Cuba during the Spanish–American War
1947 Saab produces its first automobile
1964 Rolling Stones record their "12x5" album
1972 Sammy Davis Jr.'s cover of "The Candy Man" goes to #1 on the charts youtu.be/0x05yFMYuAU?list=RD…
19
TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 9
1946 New York Giant Mel Ott becomes first manager in MLB history to be ejected from both games of a doubleheader
1970 Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton University
1984 Cyndi Lauper #1 with "Time After Time" youtu.be/VdQY7BusJNU
62
TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 8
1789 James Madison introduces proposed Bill of Rights in the House of Representatives
1963 American Heart Association is 1ST organization to campaign against cigarettes
1964 "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)" Jan & Dean released youtu.be/fYxPgFUjDpA
13
TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 7
1924 George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775' from Everest's summit
1929 Vatican City becomes sovereign state
1966 MLB Draft: NY Mets pass on Reggie Jackson to select catcher Steve Chilcott #1
1975 "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" hits #1 youtu.be/UOjQwyVbJl4
44
THIS DATE IN HISTORY JUNE 6
1969 Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar
1971 Willie Mays hits record 22nd & last extra inning HR
1983 "Octopussy" starring Roger Moore premieres in London youtu.be/q1hLWZzgZvU
26
THIS DATE IN HISTORY JUNE 5
1967 Murderer Richard Speck sentenced to death in electric chair-later reduced to minimum 100 years
1974 As' Reggie Jackson and Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit
1982 Cheap Trick's “If You Want My Love” debuts #81 youtu.be/Zzew738f5TA?list=RD…
13
TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 4
781 BC Oldest Chinese recording of a solar eclipse
1919 Congress passes Women's Suffrage Bill, the 19th Amendment
1934 Dr. Frederick Banting is knighted for co-discovery of insulin
1982 "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," released youtu.be/x8X44NRltMM
13
TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 3
1888 "Casey at the Bat" first published by the San Francisco Examiner youtu.be/vG_nbYvoZJI
1943 A mob of 60 from the LA Naval Reserve Armory beats up all perceived to be Hispanic-start of week-long Zoot Suit Riots
1969 Last episode of Star Trek airs-NBC
32
TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 2
1933 FDR authorizes first swimming pool built inside the White House
1935 Babe Ruth announces retirement at 40 years of age
1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey
1975 RCA releases David Bowie's "Fame" in the US youtu.be/enenlBsUrTI?list=RD…
25
TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 1
1774 Boston Port Act: British government orders Port of Boston closed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party
1975 Nolan Ryan records record equalling 4th MLB career no-hitter
1985 Weird Al Yankovic releases "Dare To Be Stupid" album youtu.be/notKtAgfwDA?list=RD…
28
TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 31
1958 Dick Dale invents "surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin" youtu.be/OfS8k5PAloQ?list=RD…
1961 Chuck Berry's amusement park, Berryland, opens in St. Louis
2008 Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal ( 1.7m/s) 9.72 seconds
1
1
58
TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 30
1894 Boston Beaneaters Bobby Lowe first to hit 4 home runs in MLB game
1922 Completed Lincoln Memorial dedicated by US Chief Justice William Howard Taft in front of 50,000
1966 The Beatles release single "Paperback Writer" youtu.be/xskMbyqubxU
79
TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 29
1790 Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to ratify the US Constitution
1960 Everly Brothers "Cathy's Clown" #1 youtu.be/bLHnOhEaDqw
1971 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Sr becomes first and only driver to win race on his birthday
17
TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 28
1966 "Ballad of Irving" by Frank Gallop peaks at #34 youtu.be/AxUo781x34s
1971 USSR launches Mars 3; becomes the first spacecraft to soft land on Mars December 2
1994 Twins' Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew on hit list, taking 15th place with 3,054 hits
18