Today in History

June 17th Birthdays:
1882
Igor Stravinsky- Russian composer "The Rite of Spring, The Firebird
1903
Ruth Wakefield- U.S. inventor of' Toll House Cookie' -the 1st chocloate chip cookie
1943
Barry Manilow- singer/ songwriter 'Mandy, Daybreak,Copacabana,early in his career, he wrote a couple
famous 'jingles:
'Like a Good Neighbor,State Farm is There' - State Farm Insurance
'I Am Stuck on Band Aids'- BandAids
1945
Tony Roach- retired Australian tennis player/coach won 15 grand Slam doubles titles
Deaths:
1986
Kate Smith- singer 'When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain' 78
2008
Cyd Charisse- actress/dancer 'Singing In The Rain' 86
2012
Rodney King- African American motorist who was beaten by Los Angeles police 47{accidential drowning}
2019
Gloria Vanderbilt- socialite/fashion designer/heiress 95, her son is Anderson Cooper on CNN
 

This Day In History, June 18th

1979 Leonid Brezhnev and Jimmy Carter sign SALT II
The second “Strategic Arms Limitation Talks” (SALT) agreement was a ground-breaking arms reduction treaty between the Soviet Union and the United States.

1972 118 die in the Staines Air Disaster
The Hawker Siddeley Trident aircraft entered a deep stall and plummeted to the ground shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport.

1948 The LP record is introduced
The 33⅓ rpm microgroove vinyl Long Playing record developed by Columbia Records soon became the music industry's standard medium. It allowed for a total playing time of 20 minutes per side.

1940 A speech by Charles de Gaulle sparks the French Resistance to German occupation
The Appeal of June 18, transmitted by radio from de Gaulle's exile in the United Kingdom, was pivotal in mobilizing the French after Germany had declared more than half of the country an occupied zone. On August 25, French and Allied troops liberated Paris.

1815 Napoleon suffers a shattering defeat at the Battle of Waterloo
The battle was Napoleon's last. The French Emperor was exiled to Saint Helena where he died six years later. “To meet one's Waterloo” is still a figure of speech today indicating total defeat.
 

Births On This Day, June 18th 🎂

Richard Gasquet
French tennis player

1942 Paul McCartney
English singer-songwriter, musician, producer

1942 Thabo Mbeki
South African politician, 23rd President of South Africa

1942 Roger Ebert
American journalist, critic, screenwriter

1929 Jürgen Habermas
German sociologist, philosopher

Deaths On This Day, June 18th 🪦

2010 José Saramago
Portuguese author, Nobel Prize laureate

2003 Larry Doby
American baseball player

1989 I. F. Stone
American journalist, author

1974 Georgy Zhukov
Russian general

1928 Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer
 

1815
Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon &French are defeated by 2 forces. British lead by Duke of Wellington and Prussia by Field Marshall von Blucher
1873
suffragette,Susan B.Anthony is arrested&fined in Rochester, NY for voting for President of United States. She refused to pay the $100 fine, no other action was taken against her
1936
The 1st U.S. bicycle traffic court is established in Racine, Wisconsin
1967
the final day of the Monterey International Pop Festival in S. California, featured the 1st major appearances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding
1983
Sally Ride becomes the 1st U.S female astronaut aboard STS Challenger. On this mission was the 1st successful use of the shuttle's robotic arm which deployed/received satellites in space
2019
India's 6th largest city, Chennai with population of 4 million runs out of water because the reservoirs dry up
 
June 18th Birthdays:
1903
Jeanette McDonald -singer/ actress 'When I'm Calling You'
1913
Sammy Cahn- lyricist' Three Coins In The Fountain, High Hopes, Call Me Irresponsible'
1939
Lou Brock- MBL Hall of Fame outfielder with St. Louis Cardinals
1952
Isabella Rossellini- actress "Big Night,Blue Velvet, Death Becomes Her. Her parents were film director, Roberto Rossellini, actress, Ingrid Bergman
Deaths:
1928
Roald Amundsen- Norwegian polar explorer,led 1st expedition to the South Pole 55
1992
Peter Allen-singer/songwriter/ actor, 48{died of AIDS} wrote couple hit songs:
co-wrote "Best That You Can Do"{from movie'Arthur,won Oscar for best original song}
'I Go To Rio, I Honestly Love You', Don't Cry Out Loud
 
On This Day In History, June 19th

2002 Steve Fossett takes off on his record-breaking balloon flight
The American adventurer lifted off from Northam in Western Australia to commence history's first solo flight around the world in any aircraft. On July 3, after having traveled 33,195 km (20,626 mi), he touched down again in Queensland, Australia.

1987 An ETA car bomb kills 21 in Barcelona
The 1987 Hipercor bombing was one of the bloodiest attacks by Basque separatist organization, Euskadi Ta Askatasuna or ETA.

1978 Garfield, the lazy cat makes his debut
The first Garfield comic strip by Jim Davis appeared in 41 newspapers on that day. It currently holds the Guinness World Record for the world's most widely syndicated comic strip.

1964 The U.S. Senate passes the Civil Rights Act of 1964
18 Senators unsuccessfully launched a filibuster to prevent the passage of the law against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Richard Russel stated, “We will resist to the bitter end any measure or any movement which would have a tendency to bring about social equality and intermingling and amalgamation of the races in our (Southern) states.” The bill was signed into law on July 2, 1964.

1913 South Africa implements the Natives Land Act
The law limited the areas of land that could be owned by black people to “native reserve” areas, which comprised less than 10 percent of the country's total area. It was in force until Apartheid was dismantled in the 1990s.
 
Births On This Day, June 19th 🎂

1978 Dirk Nowitzki
German basketball player

1964 Boris Johnson
British politician

1947 Salman Rushdie
Indian author

1945 Aung San Suu Kyi
Burmese politician, Nobel Prize laureate

1861 José Rizal
Filipino polymath

Deaths On This Day, June 19th 🪦

2013 James Gandolfini
American actor

1993 William Golding
English author, poet, playwright, Nobel Prize laureate

1991 Jean Arthur
American actress

1937 J. M. Barrie
Scottish author, playwright

1312 Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall
English nobleman
 
19th June

1809 Curwen's Act was passed in Britain, to prevent the sale of parliamentary seats, thus decreasing the number of seats which the British government could manipulate for its regular supporters.

1829 Robert Peel's Act was passed, to establish a new police force in London and its suburbs. They were known as Peelers and then Bobbies, derived from his surname and Christian name respectively.

1917 The British royal family renounced the German names and titles of Saxe-Coburg, (responding to anti-German sentiment) and became Windsor.

1961 Kuwait became fully independent following an exchange of notes with the United Kingdom that terminated the Anglo-Kuwaiti Treaty of 1899 and therefore provided for Kuwaiti independence.
 
1905
world's 1st nickelodon opened in Pittsburgh,PA,a small storefront with 96 seats. It cost a nickel to get in, offered vaudeville acts,short films. It swept across the country,5 yrs later it was replaced by modern theaters
1956
Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin end their 10 yr comedy team
1978
cartoonist, Jim Davis's cartoon strip' Garfield'{cat} debuts in national newspapers
2017
Bexit negotations between United Kingdom,European Union begin in Brussels
 
June 19th Birthdays:
1897
Moe Howard- actor/comedian best known for comedy troupe' The 3 Stooges'
1902
Guy Lombardo- Canadian orchestra leader
1928
Nancy Marchand- actress best known TV roles' Margaret Pychon' on CBS drama' Lou Grant','Livia Soprano' on HBO series 'The Sopranos'
1950
Ann Wilson-singer/songwriter in rock duo'Heart'{with sister,Nancy} 'These Dreams,'What About Love'
1954
Kathleen Turner- actress- Accidental Tourist,Romancing the Stone, Body Heat, Prizzi's Honor,Who Framed Roger Rabitt{she voiced 'Jessica Rabbit'}
Deaths:
1937
J.M. Barrie- author 'Peter Pan' 77
1956
Thomas Watson,Sr- U.S. businessman/CEO of IBM 1914-1956 87
1993
William Golding- author' Lord of the Flies' 81
1997
Bobby Helms- singer' Jingle Bell Rock' 63
2013
James Gandolfini- actor best known TV role' Tony Soprano, The Sopranos' 51{heart attack}
 
On This Day In History, June 20th

1991 The German parliament moves to Berlin
Bonn had been the capital of West Germany until the country's reunification in 1990. The “Hauptstadtbeschluss” (capital decision) stipulated that the seat of government and the parliament also be moved to the “new” capital Berlin.

1975 The film Jaws is premiered
Steven Spielberg's thriller about a rogue great white shark terrorizing a summer resort town is often regarded as one of the greatest films of all time.

1963 The “Red Telephone” is instituted
The hotline between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was established following the Cuban Missile Crisis. Contrary to popular belief, communications between the two superpowers occurred via teletype or fax, and today, via email.

1942 Kazimierz Piechowski and three others escape from Auschwitz concentration camp
In a feat of “exceptional courage and gallantry”, as stated by the Polish author Kazimierz Smoleń, the four prisoners left via the front gate in a stolen SS staff car, dressed as SS officers. During World War II, the Nazi regime murdered 1.1 million people in Auschwitz. Only 144 are known to have escaped.

1837 Victoria becomes Queen of the United Kingdom
During the 64 years of her regency, the United Kingdom became one of the world's most potent powers. The British Empire soon encompassed large parts of the planet. Queen Victoria died in 1901.
 
Births On This Day, June 20th 🎂

1978 Frank Lampard
English footballer

1942 Brian Wilson
American singer-songwriter, musician, producer

1905 Lillian Hellman
American playwright

1887 Kurt Schwitters
German painter, writer

1819 Jacques Offenbach
German/French composer

Deaths On This Day, June 20th🪦

1999 Clifton Fadiman
American game show host, author

1966 Georges Lemaître
Belgian priest, astronomer, cosmologist

1947 Bugsy Siegel
American gangster

1837 William IV of the United Kingdom

1820 Manuel Belgrano
Argentinian economist, lawyer, politician
 
1782
Congress approves bald eagle as the symbol of united States
1819
SS Savannah becomes the 1st steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean landing in Cork, Ireland after 29 days 11 hrs
1944
Congress approves CIA{Central Intelligence Agency}
1975
movie' Jaws' directed by Steven Speilberg is released,based on the book by Peter Benchly. The story of a fictious resort town,Aminty Island{actually filmed in Martha's Vineyard, Mass} dealing with shark attacks. The cast Roy Schneider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw.John Williams won Oscar for his memorable, tense score,made $7.9 mill opening weekend This became the 1st major summer blockbuster movie The mechanical shark used in film named' Bruce'
2017
actor, Daniel-Day Lewis announcing he's retiring from acting. He won 3 Best Actor Oscars for:
'My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood, Lincoln
2020
the highest ever temp in the Artic Circle in Verkhoyansk, Serbia was 100F{38 C}
 
June 20th Birthdays:
1905
Lillian Hellman- playwright' Toys in The Attic, Little Foxes
1928
Martin Landau- actor, North by Northwest, Ed Wood, Space 1999. His best known TV role' Rollin Hand' in CBS espionage show' Mission Impossible'. He won Best supp actor Oscar for 'Ed Wood
1940
John Mahoney- actor '8 Men Out', his best known TV role' Martin Frasier' in NBC comedy' Frasier'
1942
Brian Wilson-singer/ songwriter/producer/ arranger with group 'The Beach Boys 'God Only Knows, In My Room, Good Vibrations
1949
Lionel Ritchie- singer/ songwriter' Easy, Hello, Dancing on the Ceiling, 3 Times a Lady
1967
Nicole Kidman- actress ,Dead Calm. Moulin Rouge, The Hours, won Best Actress Oscar playing 'Virigina Wolf' in 'The Hours'
Deaths:
1947
Bugsy Siegel- U.S gangster who created casinos in Las Vegas 41
1972
Howard Johnson- U.S. restaurant/hotel founder 75
 
On This Day In History, June 21st

2009 Greenland assumes self-rule
The island had been administered by Denmark (earlier Denmark-Norway) for centuries. The Self-Government Act grants Greenland full responsibility for its inner affairs, while Denmark retains control of foreign policy.

2004 SpaceShipOne completes the world's first manned private spaceflight
The privately funded spaceplane reached an altitude of just over 100 kilometers (62 miles). Mike Melvill was the pilot and only occupant.

1985 The body of Josef Mengele is identified
An international team of scientists confirmed that the skeletal remains found in a cemetery in Embu, Brazil are those of the Nazi war criminal. Mengele was a physician in the Auschwitz concentration camp and conducted horrific experiments on some of the inmates.

1963 Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini becomes Pope Paul VI
The Italian pontiff is known for completing the Second Vatican Council, addressing the Roman Catholic Church's relationship with the modern world.

1895 The Kiel Canal is opened by German Emperor Wilhelm II
The 98 km (61 mi) long canal in Northern Germany is one of the world's busiest artificial waterways. It connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
 
Births On This Day, June 21st 🎂

1986 Lana Del Rey
American singer-songwriter, model

1982 Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
1964 David Morrissey
English actor

1953 Benazir Bhutto
Pakistani politician, first female Prime Minister of Pakistan

1905 Jean-Paul Sartre
French philosopher, writer

Deaths On This Day, June 21st 🪦

1970 Sukarno
Indonesian politician, 1st President of Indonesia

1940 Smedley Butler
American marine general

1908 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian composer

1527 Niccolò Machiavelli
Italian historian, philosopher

1377 Edward III of England
 
21st June

1675 The laying of the foundation stone of the new St Paul's Cathedral in London. The cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and the site faced that of the church destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666.

1854 The first Victoria Cross, Britain's highest medal for bravery, was awarded to Charles Lucas, who was awarded it during the Crimean War for conspicuous bravery. The medal was made from metal from a cannon captured at Sebastopol.

1919 German sailors scuttled 72 warships at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys even though Germany had surrendered. It was the greatest act of self-destruction in modern military history.

1937 First televising of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships.

1948 The first stored programme to run on a computer was put through its paces on the Small Scale Experimental Machine, known as Baby, at Manchester University.

1969 The BBC TV broadcast 'Royal Family' - a documentary going behind the public facade of the British Royal Family. This was the first time anyone had seen Queen Elizabeth II, her husband the Duke of Edinburgh and their children other than on official engagements.

1982 Diana, Princess of Wales, gave birth to a boy, (Prince William) sixteen hours after checking in to St Mary's Hospital, in London.
 
1805
'Old Man In The Mountain' granite profile is found in Franconia, New Hampshire. It was a famous tourist attraction until it collapsed on May 3, 2003
1834
inventor/ businessman, Cyrus Mc Cormick receives patent for his reaping machine
1948
Columbia Records unveils its 33 1/3 LP phonograph record which plays 20 min on both sides It was available in 10,12 inch diameters. The 1st million dollar LP was original cast recording of Broadway musical "South Pacfic'
1966
movie' Who's Afraid of Virigina Woolf? directed by Mike Nichols is released, its about 2 couples who get together for an all night session of bitter conversation. The movie starred Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Sandy Dennis, George Segal. Taylor won best actress Oscar, Dennis won best supp Oscar
1989
U. S. Supreme Court ruled it was ok to burn U.S. flag as a political expression
 
June 21st Birthdays:
1925
Maureen Stapleton- actress Plaza Suite, Cocoon
1933
Bernie Kopell- actor best known TV role' Dr Adam Bricker' on TV show' The Love Boat'
1940
Mariette Hartley- actress, her most famous role spokesperson for Poloroid ads she did with actor James Garner. from 1978-1985 They played a bickering married couple,some people thought they married in real life because of their onscreen chemistry
1944
Ray Davies- British singer/songwriter with band' The Kinks' Lola, Come Dancing
1979
Chris Pratt- actor 'Guardians of the Galaxy' movies, Jurrasic World movies
Deaths:
1969
Maureen Connolly- U. S tennis player won 1st Women's Grand Slam Title in '53, won 9 Grand Slam single titles 34{ovarian cancer}
2001
Carroll O'Connor- actor best known TV roles' Archie Bunker' in 'All In The Family', 'Chief Bill Gillespie' In The Heat of The Night' 76{ heart attack}
2012
Richard Adler- U.S. theater composer, 'Pajama Game, Damn Yankees' 90
 
On This Day In History, June 22nd

1990 Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled
The crossing point on the sector border between East Berlin and West Berlin had become obsolete with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Today, the former checkpoint, including the famous sign stating “You are leaving the American sector”, is a tourist attraction.

1986 Diego Maradona coins the phrase “Hand of God”
The Argentinian football star had scored a goal with his hand during the FIFA World Cup quarter-final against England. The referee allowed the goal, the Argentinian team was later crowned world champions. After the game, Maradona said that the goal was scored “a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God”.

1945 Okinawa falls to U.S. troops
The Battle of Okinawa marked a decisive defeat for Japan during World War II as the archipelago represented the last line of defense for mainland Japan. The country surrendered two months after the end of the battle when two atomic bombs were dropped on the mainland.

1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union
The initially successful attack soon proved a disaster for the Germans as wintry conditions and fierce Soviet resistance caused massive losses and ultimately forced them to retreat.

1633 The Catholic Church forces Galileo Galilei to renounce his heliocentric worldview
The Holy Office concluded that the Italian scientist, by stating that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe, was “vehemently suspect of heresy”. Galileo spent the rest of his life under house arrest.
 
Births On This Day, June 22nd 🎂

1953 Cyndi Lauper
American singer-songwriter, producer, actress

1949 Meryl Streep
American actress

1940 Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian filmmaker, poet

1909 Katherine Dunham
American dancer

1887 Julian Huxley
English biologist

Deaths On This Day, June 22nd 🪦

2008 George Carlin
American comedian, actor, author

1993 Pat Nixon
American educator, 39th First Lady of the United States

1987 Fred Astaire
American actor, singer, dancer

1969 Judy Garland
American actress, singer

1874 Howard Staunton
English chess player
 
1832
John Howe patents pin manufacturing machine
1932
Congress approves 'Lindberg Act' which makes kidnapping a federal offense
1940
The 1st Dairy Queen restaurant opens in Joilet, Ilinois
1944
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt signs 'GI Bill',giving returning servicemen funding for education e.g ,money for books/supplies, living expenses,low income home&business loans. By 1947, half of nation's college enrollment were veterans
1983
NHL new rule goes into effect 5 minute overtime period when a hockey game is tied after regulation
2019
Russian volcano,Raikoke erupts from 700 meter wide crater,can been seen from International Space Station.The sunsets in N. Hemisphere become purple all summer
 
June 21st Birthdays:
1899
Richard Gurly Dow- U. S. creator of masking tape/cellophane for 3M
1906
Billy Wilder- film director 'Sunset Blvd,The Apartment, Some Like It Hot,Stalag 17,The Lost Weekend
1928
Ralph Waiter- actor best known TV role' John Walton' in CBS drama'The Waltons
1944
Peter Asher- British singer with duo 'Peter&Gordon 'World Without Love'/ record producer for Linda Rondstat,James Taylor
1949
Meryl Streep-actress 'Out of Africia, Kramer vs Kramer, Sophie's Choice,Silkwood, The Bridges of Madison County,she's won 3 Best Actress Oscars Kramer, Choice, The Iron Lady. She has been nominated 21 times,the most ever
1964
Dan Brown- author 'The DaVinci Code, Inferno
Deaths:
1965
David O.Selznick- film producer Rebecca,Gone With The Wind 63
1987
Fred Astaire- actor/stage/screen tap dancer Royal Wedding, Easter Parade,Swingtime 88
2015
James Horner- film composer, Titantic, Apollo 13, Cocoon, Avatar 61{plane crash}
 
On This Day In History, June 23rd

2016 The UK 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.

1992 Yitzhak Rabin's Labor Party wins the election in Israel
Rabin became the country's fifth Prime Minister. For his engagement in a peaceful solution to the Middle East conflict, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 (together with Shimon Peres and Yasir Arafat). A year later, Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish extremist.

1961 The Antarctic Treaty comes into force
The treaty was the first arms control agreement signed during the Cold War. It sets Antarctica aside as a scientific preserve and prohibits military activities on the continent.

1931 Wiley Post and Harold Gatty start their record-breaking flight around the world
The American-Australian team was the first to circumnavigate the planet in a single-engine plane. After several stops, they returned to Roosevelt Field eight days later. They took nearly two weeks less than the previous record-holder, the German airship Graf Zeppelin.

1894 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is founded
The IOC is responsible for organizing the Olympic Games and similar events. The committee was established at the initiative of French educator, Pierre de Coubertin.
 
Births On This Day, June 23rd 🎂

1972 Selma Blair
American actress

1964 Joss Whedon
American director, producer, screenwriter

1951 Michèle Mouton
French Rally driver, the female to win a World Rally Championship event

1916 Len Hutton
English cricketer

1912 Alan Turing
English mathematician

Deaths On This Day, June 23rd 🪦

2011 Peter Falk
American actor

1996 Ray Lindwall
Australian cricketer

1996 Andreas Papandreou
Greek economist, politician, Prime Minister of Greece

1995 Jonas Salk
American biologist, physician

1981 Zarah Leander
Swedish actress, singer
 

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