June 16th
1487
The Battle of Stoke ended the Wars of the Roses.
1858
Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln declared, "a house divided against itself cannot stand."
1883
The New York Giants baseball team admitted all ladies for free to the ballpark. It was the first Ladies Day.
1903
Ford Motor Co. was incorporated.
1933
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Industrial Recovery Act.
1963
Valentina Tereshkova of the USSR became the first woman in space.
1996
Russia voted in its first independent presidential election. Boris Yeltsin eventually won in a runoff.
1996
Sports broadcaster Mel Allen died at the age of 83.
Birthdays
74 Bill Cobbs Actor
70 Billy "Crash" Craddock Country singer
67 Eddie Levert R&B singer (The O'Jays)
60 Geoff Pierson Actor
58 Roberto Duran Boxer
54 Laurie Metcalf Actress ("Roseanne")
50 James Brian Hellwig Wrestler ("Ultimate Warrior"
41 James Patrick Stuart Actor
39 Clifton Collins Jr. Actor
39 Phil Mickelson Golfer
37 John Cho Actor
36 Eddie Cibrian Actor
32 China Shavers Actor
27 Missy Peregrym Actress
26 Olivia Hack Actress
24 IceChant Cigar Asylum Inmate
23 brandonfd3s Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? Fishbeadtwo Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? GUSTO Cigar Asylum Inmate
79 Geronimo 6/16/1829 - 2/17/1909 American Apache Indian leader
74 Stan Laurel 6/16/1890 - 2/23/1965 American comic movie actor
25 Tupac Shakur 6/16/1971 - 9/13/1996 American rapper and actor