June 19th
1846
The New York Knickerbocker Club played the New York Club in the first baseball game at the Elysian Field, Hoboken, NJ. It was the first organized baseball game.
1862
Congress abolished slavery in the U.S. territories.
1867
The first running of the Belmont Stakes.
1910
The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
1934
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created.
1952
"I’ve Got a Secret" debuted on CBS-TV.
1978
The Garfield comic strip debuts and grows to over $1 billion in revenue within over 110 countries.
Birthdays
79 Gena Rowlands Actress
67 Spanky McFarlane Pop singer (Spanky and Our Gang)
61 Phylicia Rashad Actress ("The Cosby Show")
59 Ann Wilson Rock singer (Heart)
56 Larry Dunn Rock musician
55 Kathleen Turner Actress
47 Paula Abdul Singer, TV personality ("American Idol")
46 Andy Lauer Actor
45 Brian Vander Ark Rock singer, musician
39 Brian "Head" Welch Rock musician (Korn)
37 Robin Tunney Actress
35 Bumper Robinson Actor
34 Poppy Montgomery Actress ("Without a Trace")
33 Scott Avett Country musician
31 Zoe Saldana Actress
29 Lauren Lee Smith Actress ("CSI")
25 Paul Dano Actor
?? BlackIrish Cigar Asylum Inmate
37 Lou Gehrig 6/19/1903 - 6/2/1941 Baseball Hall of Famer who played for the New York Yankees