Today in History

1946
Nat King Cole records 'The Christmas Song' which was co written by Mel Torme{music},Bob Wells{lyrics} Torme said in intereview they wrote it on a hot summer day in '45
1982
Argentina surrenders to Great Britian ending the 74 day conflict in Falkland Islands
1993
Ruth Bader Ginsberg nominated by Pres.Bill Clinton to become Supreme Court Judge.She was easily confirmed 96-3
 

June 14,Flag day in the U.S.....and mine split open , right at one of the red/white lines.

Order a new one I suppose.
 

1567
Mary,Queen of Scots is imprisoned in Lochleven Castle in Scotland
1884
1st roller coaster used at Coney Island,NY
1933
U.S.Federal Deposit Insurance Corp{FDIC} created
 

The British came..


June 17th
1579

17 June. 1579 Francis Drake drops anchor off the south-west coast of America and proclaims England’s sovereignty over New Albion (California).
 
1631
Emperor Shah Jahan1 spends 20 yrs building his late wife's tomb,the Taj Mahal.Mumtaz Mahal died during childbirth
1885
The Statue of Liberty arrives in NYC aboard French ship'Isere'
1970
Edwin Land patents the Polaroid camera
 
1928
Ameila Earhart becomes the 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean landing at Burry Point,Wales
1948
The 12 inch LP 33 1/3 microgroove record album was introduced by Columbia Recording Company
1983
Sally Ride becomes 1st woman astronaut in space aboard Challenger-2
 
1934
Federal Communications Commission{FCC} was created
1964
Civil Rights Act was passed 73-27
1978
Jim Davis's cartoon,'Garfield" 1st appears as a comic strip
 
1793
Eli Whitney applied for a cotton gin patent which started the American mass market concept
1840
Samuel Morse patents his telegraph
1973
American Bandstand celebrates its 20th anniv with a 90 min TV special
 
1788
U.S.Constitution goes into effect after New Hampshire,the 9th state ratifies it
1937
BBC begins its TV coverage of Wimbledon Tennis Championships
1989
Supreme Court rules its ok to burn U.S. flag as a political expression
 
June 22nd
June 22nd

Execution
1535 Cardinal John Fisher is beheaded on Tower Hill, London, for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of the Church of England
 
June 23rd
June 23rd
2016 The UK ( including me)votes to leave the European Union
Just over half of the electorate voted for “Brexit”, Britain's exit from the EU. The UK had been part of the union since 1973.
And still is!!Grrr...

 
1894
International Olympic Comm debuts at Sorbonne,Paris
1976
CN Tower in Toronto,Canada tallest free standing structure opens
 

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