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Famous and Fascinating Women in History The World's Greatest Composers Generals and other Noteworthy People from the Civil War The Presidents of the United States The First Ladies of the United States Homes and Monuments of and to Famous People Historical People and Events by Month for Each Day of the Year! Famous Figures in Black History The Calvert Family and the Lords Baltimore Understanding the American Revolution and its People
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Historical People and Events for June
June 1 Kentucky & Tennessee entered the Union, 1792 & 1796 First Lady Emily Donelson was born, 1807 President James Buchanan died, 1868 The Beatles UK album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," was released, 1967 June 2 United States citizenship granted to all American Indians, 1924 Baseball great Babe Ruth's last game, 1935 Baseball great Lou Gehrig died in New York, 1941 The Beatles US album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," was released, 1967 June 3 Jefferson Davis was born in Kentucky, 1808 "Casey at the Bat " by Ernest Lawrence Thayer was first published in the San Francisco Daily Examiner, 1888 Astronaut Edward White became the first American to walk in space, 1965 June 4 United States Secret Service organized, 1778 Henry Ford made successful test run with his horseless carriage in Detroit, 1896 Battle of Midway began during WWII, 1942 June 5 Know-Nothing Party was created; now called American Party, 1855 Marshall Plan was authorized, 1947 Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded in Los Angeles, 1968 June 6 First drive-in movie theater opened in New Jersey, 1933 D-Day (invasion of Europe occurred), 1944 Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, 1968 June 7 Daniel Boone first began to explore Kentucky, 1769 French post-impressionist painter Paul Gauguin was born in Paris, 1848 Japanese invaded Western Aleutians during WWII, 1942 June 8 President Andrew Jackson died, 1845 First Lady Ida McKinley was born, 1847 First Lady Barbara Bush was born, 1925 June 9 Nero, Emperor of Rome, died, A.D. 68 Author Charles Dickens died in Godshill, England, 1870 The first U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine launched, 1959 June 10 The first United States Mint was established in Boston, 1652 Italy declared war on France and England (WWII), 1940 Socialite Claus von Bulow was acquitted of the attempted murder of his wife, 1985 June 11 The first U.S. patent for gas-driven auto issued, 1895 United States Sugar rationing ended, 1947 Alabama Governor George Wallace blocked black students from entering the University of Alabama, 1963 Actor John Wayne died at age 72, 1979 June 12 Virginia's colonial legislature became first to adopt a Bill of Rights, 1776 Iowa territory was organized, 1838 The invention of Baseball was first presented, 1839 President George Bush was born, 1924 June 13 Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, 30th Virginia Infantry was formed, 1861 Landmark Supreme Court Case, Miranda vs. Arizona was established, 1966 Thurgood Marshall became the first black justice on the United States Supreme Court, 1967 June 14 The United States Army was founded, 1775 The Stars & Stripes was adopted as the American Flag, 1777 William Harding became the first United States president heard on radio, on Baltimore station WEAR, 1922 The Beatles US album, Beatles VI, was released, 1965 June 15 Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning is electricity, 1752 Arkansas entered the Union, 1836 (25th) President James K. Polk died, 1849 Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton established a military burial ground, which became Arlington National Cemetery, 1864 June 16 Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Scotland,1567 Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer" published, 1876 The United States bombing of Japan began during WWII, 1944 June 17 The Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill took place near Boston, 1775 Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, from Newfoundland to Wales, 1928 Watergate break-in occurred, 1972 June 18 The War of 1812 began Marshall law was declared in Cambridge, Maryland, 1963 Astronaut Sally K. Ride, became America's first woman in space, 1983 June 19 Slavery was outlawed in United States Territories, 1862 The first Father's Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington, 1910 Julius & Ethel Rosenberg were executed, 1953 Pope Paul VI proclaimed a 19th century bishop & John Neumann became the first male United States Saint, 1977 June 20 The Great Seal of the United States was adopted, 1782 West Virginia entered the Union, 1863 (35th) Lizzie Borden was found innocent by jury in New Bedford, Massachusetts, of the ax murders of her father and stepmother, 1893 The Beatles US album, Yesterday and Today, was released, 1966 June 21 First Lady Martha Washington was born, 1731 New Hampshire entered the Union, 1788 (9th) Pope Paul VI elected, 1963 Menachem Begin became Israel's sixth prime minister, 1977 June 22 Arkansas was readmitted to Union, 1868 Congress created the Department of Justice, 1870 President Nixon signed a measure lowering the voting age to eighteen, 1970 First Lady Patricia Nixon died, 1993 June 23 A patent was received for the typewriter, 1868 Germany invaded the U.S.S.R. (WWII), 1941 Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" opened in Los Angeles, California, 1955 June 24 Margaret Brent, was ejected from the Maryland Assembly after demanding a place and vote in that governing body, 1647 President Grover Cleveland died, 1908 The National Minimum Wage law was enacted, 1938 The last day that silver certificate currency was redeemed for silver, 1968 June 25 Virginia entered the Union, 1788 (10th) Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Cavalry were massacred by Sioux & Cheyenne Indians at the Battle of Little Big Horn, 1876 First Lady Lucy Hayes died, 1889 June 26 The first section of the Atlantic City, New Jersey, boardwalk was opened to the public, 1870 Jefferson Memorial was created, Washington, D.C., 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt established credit unions, 1934 The Korean War ended, 1953 The Beatles US album, A Hard Day's Night, was released, 1964 June 27 Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois, 1844 Helen Keller, was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, 1880 Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall retired, 1991 June 28 Henry the VIII was born, 1491 Molly Pitcher (Mary Ludwig Hays) carried water to American Soldiers at the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth, 1778 President James Madison died, 1836 Labor Day was established as a federal holiday, 1894 June 29 British approved the Townshend Revenue Acts, which imposed import duties on tea, glass, lead, paint & paper, 1767 Patrick Henry was made the governor of Virginia, 1776 The Interstate Highway System was established, 1956 June 30 First Lady Elizabeth Monroe was born, 1768 Napoleon Bonaparte died, 1821 Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone With The Wind" was published, 1936
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