This Day In History

[MedicCook]

June 11th

1509
King Henry VIII married his first wife, Katharine of Aragon.

1770
Capt. James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off Australia .

1919
Sir Barton won the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to capture the Triple Crown.

1962
Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin become the only prisoners to successfully escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.

1963
Vivian Malone and James Hood successfully enrolled at the University of Alabama following Gov. George Wallace’s famous "stand in the schoolhouse door."

1977
Seattle Slew won the Belmont Stakes, capturing the Triple Crown.

1979
Actor John Wayne died at age 72.

1981
The first major league baseball player's strike began. It would last for 50 days.

2001
Timothy McVeigh, the 1995 Oklahoma City bomber, was executed.

2001
The first episode of "Fear Factor" aired on NBC.

2003
Pioneering broadcast journalist David Brinkley died at age 82.

Birthdays
90 Richard Todd Actor-producer
76 Gene Wilder Actor
72 Chad Everett Actor
69 Joey Dee Rock singer
64 Adrienne Barbeau Actress
60 Frank Beard Rock musician (ZZ Top)
57 Donnie Van Zant Rock singer (.38 Special)
56 Peter Bergman Actor ("The Young and the Restless")
53 Joe Montana Football Hall of Famer
50 Hugh Laurie Actor (House M.D.)
40 Peter Dinklage Actor
32 Ryan Dunn Actor (Jackass)
31 Joshua Jackson Actor ("Fringe," "Dawson's Creek")
23 Shia LaBeouf Actor
?? Commander Quan Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? KASR Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? PoodaWooda Cigar Asylum Inmate

57 Vince Lombardi 6/11/1913 - 9/3/1970 American professional football coach

[icehog3]

June 11th

1979
Actor John Wayne died at age 72.

[CBI_2]

Originally Posted by icehog3

June 11th

1979
Actor John Wayne died at age 72.

A new favorite Duke pic!

[ActionAndy]

There's a really good piece about John Wayne up on Ebert's blog (www.rogerebert.com)

[MedicCook]

June 12th

1839
Abner Doubleday created the game of baseball, according to the legend. However, evidence has surfaced that indicates that the game of baseball was played before 1800.

1880
Lee Richmond of the Worcester Ruby Legs pitched the first perfect game in major league history in a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Blues.

1939
The Baseball Hall of Fame opened to the public in Cooperstown, New York.

1942
Anne Frank received a diary for her birthday.

1963
Civil rights leader Medgar Evers was fatally shot in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi.

1978
David Berkowitz was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for each of the six "Son of Sam" .44-caliber killings that had terrified New Yorkers.

1994
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered outside her home in Los Angeles. O.J. Simpson was later acquitted of the killings, but he was held liable in a civil suit.

1997
Interleague play began in baseball, ending a 126-year tradition of separating the major leagues until the World Series.

2003
Actor Gregory Peck died at age 87.

2007
Don "Mr. Wizard" Herbert died at 89 years old.

2009
All television broadcasts in the United States switch from analog to digital transmission.

Birthdays
94 David Rockefeller Banker
85 George H.W. Bush Former President
81 Vic Damone Singer
79 Jim Nabors Actor-singer ("Gomer Pyle, USMC")
68 Marv Albert Sportscaster
60 John Wetton Rock musician (King Crimson, Asia)
58 Bun E. Carlos Rock musician (Cheap Trick)
52 Timothy Busfield Actor ("The West Wing," "thirtysomething")
51 Meredith Brooks Singer
51 Jenilee Harrison Actress
45 Paula Marshall Actress
42 Frances O'Connor Actress
35 Hideki Matsui Baseball player (New York Yankees)
32 Kenny Wayne Shepherd Blues guitarist
30 Wil Horneff Actor
24 Kendra Wilkinson Playboy bunny/Playmate/Television Personality
?? LkyLindy Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? WildBlueSooner Cigar Asylum Inmate

15 Anne Frank 6/12/1929 - 3/?/1945 German Jewish girl killed in Holocaust; famous diarist

[MedicCook]

June 17th

1775
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place during the American Revolution.

1885
The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

1928
Amelia Earhart embarked on the first trans-Atlantic flight by a woman.

1939
Last public guillotining in France. Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the prison Saint-Pierre.

1944
The Republic of Iceland was established.

1972
Burglary of Democratic Party headquarters in Washington, DC, started the Watergate political scandal.

1994
O. J. Simpson's slow-speed chase by the police, watched by millions on TV, ended in his arrest.

Birthdays
77 Peter Lupus Actor
66 Newt Gingrich Former House Speaker
63 Barry Manilow Singer
58 Joe Piscopo Comedian ("Saturday Night Live")
55 Mark Linn-Baker Actor
52 Jon Gries Actor
51 Bobby Farrelly Writer, director
48 Thomas Haden Church Actor
46 Greg Kinnear Actor
44 Dan Jansen Olympic gold-medal speed skater
44 Kami Cotler Actress ("The Waltons")
43 Jason Patric Actor
39 Will Forte Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live")
29 Venus Williams Tennis player
?? Jcaprell Cigar Asylum Inmate

89 Igor Stravinsky 6/17/1882 - 4/6/1971 Russian-born American composer
87 Ralph Bellamy 6/17/1904 - 11/29/1991 American motion-picture and stage actor

[icehog3]

June 17th

1994
O. J. Simpson's slow-speed chase by the police, watched by millions on TV, ended in his arrest.

[MedicCook]

June 18th

1812
The War of 1812 began.

1815
Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by British, German, and Dutch forces.

1873
Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.

1923
Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets.

1928
Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She completed the flight from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.

1948
Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record.

Birthdays
89 Ian Carmichael Actor
70 Lou Brock Baseball Hall of Famer
67 Roger Ebert Movie critic
67 Paul McCartney Rock musician
62 Constance McCashin Actress
62 Linda Thorson Actress
57 Carol Kane Actress
57 Isabella Rossellini Actress
46 Dizzy Reed Rock Musician (Guns N' Roses)
38 Mara Hobel Actress
38 Nathan Morris R&B singer (Boyz II Men)
33 Alana de la Garza Actress ("Law and Order")
33 Blake Shelton Country singer
20 Renee Olstead Actress
?? TTOURS Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? KidRock Cigar Asylum Inmate

72 Henry Clay Folger 6/18/1857 - 6/11/1930 American industrialist and philanthropist
17 Anastasia 6/18/1901 - 7/17/1918 Russian daughter of Tsar Nicholas II

[MedicCook]

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

[MedicCook]

June 20th

1214
The University of Oxford receives its charter.

1756
British soldiers were thrown into the cell known as the "Black Hole of Calcutta."

1782
The Great Seal of the United States was adopted.

1819
The 320-ton Savannah became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic.

1837
Queen Victoria ascended the British throne.

1863
West Virginia became the 35th state in the United States.

1893
Lizzie Borden, accused of murdering her parents, was found innocent by a jury in New Bedford, Mass.

1947
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was shot dead in Beverly Hills, Calif., apparently at the order of mob associates.

1948
"Toast of the Town" debuted on CBS-TV. The show was hosted by Ed Sullivan. The name of the show was eventually changed to "The Ed Sullivan Show."

1963
The so-called "red telephone" is established between the Soviet Union and the United States following the Cuban Missile Crisis.

1967
Muhammad Ali was convicted of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted.

1975
The movie "Jaws" was released.

1994
O.J. Simpson pled innocent in Los Angeles to the killing of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Birthdays
78 Olympia Dukakis Actress
78 Martin Landau Actor
78 James Tolkan Actor
76 Danny Aiello Actor
69 John Mahoney Actor ("Frasier")
67 Brian Wilson Rock singer, songwriter (The Beach Boys)
64 John McCook Actor ("The Bold and the Beautiful")
63 Bob Vila TV host ("This Old House")
62 Candy Clark Actress
61 Tina Sinatra Producer
60 Lionel Richie R&B singer
57 John Goodman Actor
55 Michael Anthony Rock musician (Van Halen)
52 Koko B. Ware Professional wrestler
49 John Taylor Rock musician (Duran Duran)
47 Mark DeGliantoni Rock musician
42 Nicole Kidman Actress
42 Murphy Karges Rock musician (Sugar Ray)
42 Dan Tyminski Country, bluegrass musician (Union Station)
40 Peter Paige Actor ("Queer as Folk")
38 Josh Lucas Actor
36 Chino Moreno Rock singer
35 NCRadioMan Cigar Asylum Inmate
30 Chuck Wicks Country singer
28 Sean9689 Cigar Asylum Inmate
24 Mark Saul Actor ("Grey's Anatomy")
20 Christopher Mintz-Plasse Actor ("Superbad")
12 Maria Lark Actress ("Medium")

50 Errol Flynn 6/20/1909 - 10/14/1959 American motion-picture actor

[icehog3]

June 20th

Birthdays
57 John Goodman Actor


35 NCRadioMan Cigar Asylum Inmate


28 Sean9689 Cigar Asylum Inmate

[MedicCook]

June 23rd

1868
Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called a ''Type-Writer.''

1972
Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discussed ways to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation. Revelation of this conversation spurred on Nixon's 1974 resignation.

1992
Mobster John Gotti was sentenced to life in prison.

1993
Lorena Bobbitt of Prince William County, Va., sexually mutilated her husband, John, after he allegedly raped her.

1995
Dr. Jonas Salk, the medical pioneer who developed the first polio vaccine, died.

Birthdays
63 Ted Shackelford Actor
62 Bryan Brown Actor
61 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court justice
54 Glenn Danzig Rock musician (The Misfits and Danzig)
53 Randy Jackson TV personality ("American Idol")
52 Frances McDormand Actress
47 Paul La Greca Actor
47 Steve Shelley Rock musician (Sonic Youth)
41 Davemann Cigar Asylum Inmate
37 Selma Blair Actress
30 LaDainian Tomlinson Football player
?? ade06 Cigar Asylum Inmate

[MedicCook]

June 24th

1509
Henry VIII was crowned king of England.

1664
The colony of New Jersey is founded.

1675
King Philip's War, the most devastating war between the colonists and Indians, began with Indians attacking the Swansea (Mass.) settlement.

1908
The 22nd and 24th president of the United States, Grover Cleveland, died in Princeton, N.J. at age 71.

1922
The American Professional Football Association took the name of The National Football League (NFL).

1947
Kenneth Arnold, an American pilot, reported seeing strange objects near Mt. Rainier, Washington. He described them as "saucers skipping across the water," hence the term "flying saucers" was born.

1948
The Soviet Union began a blockade of Berlin. Allied forces responded with what would be known as the Berlin Airlift flying in more than 2 million tons of supplies over the next year.

1949
The first Television Western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd.

1987
Actor Jackie Gleason died at age 71.

1997
The U.S. Air Force released The Roswell Report, closing the case on the 1947 Roswell, N.M. incident concerning UFOs and alien bodies.

Birthdays
90 Al Molinaro Actor ("Happy Days")
86 Jack Carter Comedian
67 Michele Lee Actress ("Knot's Landing")
66 Georg Stanford Brown Actor, director
65 Arthur Brown Rock singer
65 Jeff Beck Rock musician (The Yardbirds)
64 Colin Blunstone Rock singer (The Zombies)
62 Mick Fleetwood Rock musician (Fleetwood Mac)
62 Peter Weller Actor
60 John Illsley Rock musician (Dire Straits)
59 Nancy Allen Actress
53 Joe Penny Actor
52 Astro Reggae singer (UB40)
51 Tom Lister, Jr. Actor, professional wrestler ("Zeus")
48 Curt Smith Rock singer, musician (Tears for Fears)
44 Danielle Spencer Actress
42 Sherry Stringfield Actress ("ER")
30 Mindy Kaling Actress, producer ("The Office")
29 Minka Kelly Actress ("Friday Night Lights")
28 -MG- Cigar Asylum Inmate
23 Phil Hughes Baseball player (New York Yankees)
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87 Jack Dempsey 6/24/1895 - 5/31/1983 American world heavyweight boxing champion

[MedicCook]

June 25th

1788
Virginia became the 10th state in the Union.

1868
Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina were readmitted to the Union.

1876
Lt. Col. George A. Custer and all his men were killed by Sioux and Cheyanne Indians at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana.

1950
Communist North Korean troops invaded South Korea, beginning the Korean War.

1951
The first commercial color TV program was transmitted by CBS from New York to Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington, DC.

1966
"Dark Shadows" began running on ABC-TV.

1997
Oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau died at age 87.

Birthdays
84 June Lockhart Actress ("Lassie," "Lost in Space")
70 Barbara Montgomery Actress
67 Willis Reed Basketball hall of famer
65 Gary David Goldberg Writer, producer ("Family Ties," "Spin City")
64 Carly Simon Singer
63 Allen Lanier Rock musician (Blue Oyster Cult)
63 Ian McDonald Rock musician (Foreigner, King Crimson)
62 Jimmie Walker Actor, comedian ("Good Times")
61 Michael Lembeck Actor, director
57 Tim Finn Rock singer (Crowded House)
55 David Paich Rock musician (Toto)
54 Michael Sabatino Actor
48 Ricky Gervais Actor, writer ("The Office")
46 John Benjamin Hickey Actor
46 George Michael Singer
45 Erica Gimpel Actress
43 Dikembe Mutombo Basketball player
40 Zim Zum Rock musician (former Marilyn Manson guitarist)
38 Sean Kelly Rock musician (Six Pence None the Richer)
38 Angela Kinsey Actress ("The Office")
37 Mike Kroeger Rock musician (Nickelback)
37 Carlos Delgado Baseball player (New York Mets)
34 Linda Cardellini Actress ("ER")
30 Busy Philipps Actress ("ER")

[MedicCook]

June 30th

1859
French acrobat Charles Blondin, AKA Jean Francois Gravelet, walked across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.

1936
Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind was published.

1952
CBS-TV debuted "The Guiding Light."

1971
The 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18, was ratified by the states.

1987
The Royal Canadian Mint introduces the $1 coin, known as the Loonie.

1994
The U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of the 1994 national championship and banned her from the organization for life for an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan.

1998
The remains of a Vietnam War serviceman buried in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers were identified as those of Air Force pilot Michael J. Blassie.

2001
Country musician Chet Atkins died at age 77.

2003
Comedian and actor Buddy Hackett died at age 78.

Birthdays
92 Lena Horne Singer
73 Nancy Dussault Actress
73 Tony Musante Actor
65 Glenn Shorrock Singer (Little River Band)
65 Terry Funk Professional wrestler
57 David Garrison Actor
56 Hal Lindes Rock musician (Dire Straits)
53 David Alan Grier Actor, comedian
52 Sterling Marlin Race car driver
50 Vincent D'Onofrio Actor ("Law and Order: Criminal Intent")
47 Deirdre Lovejoy Actress ("The Wire")
46 Rupert Graves Actor
46 Yngwie J. Malmsteen Rock guitarist
43 Mike Tyson Boxer
41 GWN Cigar Asylum Inmate
40 Tom Drummond Rock musician (Better Than Ezra)
39 Brian Bloom Actor
39 Brian Vincent Actor
38 Monica Potter Actress
37 Garret Anderson Baseball player
31 BFallehy Cigar Asylum Inmate
30 Rick Gonzalez Actor
27 Lizzy Caplan Actress
25 Fantasia R&B singer ("American Idol")
24 Michael Phelps Olympic gold-medal swimmer
5 Amber (MedicCook's daughter)

[MedicCook]

July 1st

1863
The Battle of Gettysburg, which marked the turning point in the Civil War, began.

1867
Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain under the British North America Act.

1898
Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders fought the battle of San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War.

1943
Income tax withholding began in the United States.

1963
The U.S. Post Office inaugurated its five-digit ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) codes.

1968
The United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, and 58 other nations signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

1979
Sony introduces the Walkman.

1980
O Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.

1982
Cal Ripken began playing shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles.

1984
The Motion Picture Association of America established the "PG-13" rating.

1991
Court TV began airing.

1994
Yasir Arafat returned to Palestinian land after 27 years in exile.

1997
After 156 years of British colonial rule, Hong Kong was returned to China.

2000
The Confederate flag was removed from the South Carolina statehouse.

2004
Actor Marlon Brando died at age 80.

Birthdays
93 Olivia de Havilland Actress ("Gone With the Wind")
84 Farley Granger Actor
78 Leslie Caron Actress
75 Jamie Farr Actor ("MASH")
75 Jean Marsh Actress ("Upstairs, Downstairs")
74 David Prowse Actor
73 Wally Amos Cookiemaker
70 Karen Black Actress
68 Rod Gilbert Hockey Hall of Famer
67 Genevieve Bujold Actress
64 Deborah Harry Rock singer (Blondie)
59 Dano Cigar Asylum Inmate
58 Daryl Anderson Actor ("Lou Grant")
58 Trevor Eve Actor
58 Terrence Mann Actor
58 Victor Willis Singer (The Village People)
57 Dan Aykroyd Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live")
53 Alan Ruck Actor
52 Lisa Blount Actress
48 Carl Lewis Olympic gold medal track star
47 Andre Braugher Actor
42 Pamela Anderson Actress ("Baywatch")
39 Franny Griffiths Rock musician (Space)
39 Mark Pirro Rock musician
39 Henry Simmons Actor ("NYPD Blue")
38 Missy Elliott Hip-hop artist
38 Julianne Nicholson Actress ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent")
37 Cyanide Cigar Asylum Inmate
32 Liv Tyler Actress ("The Incredible Hulk," "Lord of the Rings" films)
27 Hilarie Burton Actress ("One Tree Hill")
26 Lynsey Bartilson Actress
21 Evan Ellingson Actor ("CSI: Miami")
17 Andrew Cavarno Actor ("Party of Five")
17 Steven Cavarno Actor ("Party of Five")
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?? Moglman Cigar Asylum Inmate

81 Jean-Baptiste Rochambeau 7/1/1725 - 5/10/1807 French general; aided colonists in American Revolution
85 James Cain 7/1/1892 - 10/27/1977 American novelist
36 Diana, Princess of Wales 7/1/1961 - 8/31/1997 English consort of Charles, Prince of Wales