June

June 30 History, Facts and TriviaJune 30 History Highlights1864 – President Abraham Lincoln granted Yosemite Valley to California for “public use, resort and recreation”.1908 – The Tunguska Event happened near Lake Baikal, Russia.1934 – The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler’s violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, took place.1936 – Margaret Mitchell’s […]

June 29 History, Facts and TriviaJune 29 History Highlights1975 – Steve Wozniak tested his first prototype of the Apple I computer.2007 – The Apple iPhone (1st generation) was released.If you were born on June 29th,You were likely conceived the week of… October 6th (prior year)Jayne Mansfield Aftermath – The ICC BarOn June 29, 1967, Jayne

June 28 History, Facts and TriviaJune 28 History Highlights1838 – The Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.1855 – Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.1894 – Labor Day became an official US holiday.Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhoneIf you were born on June 28th,You were likely conceived the week

June 27 History, Facts and TriviaJune 27 History Highlights2007 – Tony Blair resigned as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. His Chancellor, Gordon Brown succeeded him.June 27 (fiction) A small town in America held a lottery, The Lottery, Shirley Jackson, Short StoryJune 27, **** Birthday (fictional) Dobbie, Harry PotterIf you were

June 26 History, Facts and TriviaJune 26 History Highlights1927 – The Cyclone roller coaster opened on Coney Island.On June 26, 1988, Astro Ricky Gutierrez set the Major League Baseball record for seeing the most pitches in a single at-bat (20) against Cleveland pitcher Bartolo Colon.2013 – The US Supreme Court ruled, 5–4, that Section 3

June 25 History, Facts and TriviaJune 25 History Highlights1788 – Virginia became the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.1876 – Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.1950 -The Korean War began with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay

June 24 History, Facts and TriviaJune 24 History Highlights1950 – In South Africa, the Group Areas Act was passed, formally segregating races (Apartheid).1957 – In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.If you were born on June 24th,You were likely conceived the week of…

June 23 History, Facts and TriviaJune 23 History Highlights1926 – The College Board administered the first SAT exam.1960 – “The Pill” was approved in the US.2016 – The United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%.June 23, 19** Birthday (fictional) Jean Grey, X-Men, Marvel Comics.If you were born

June 22 History, Facts and TriviaJune 22 History Highlights1870 – US Congress created the United States Department of Justice.1942 – Pledge of Allegiance was formally adopted by Congress.1990 – Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin, a sign of the ending of The Cold War.If you were born on June 22nd,You were likely conceived the week

June 21 History, Facts and TriviaJune 21 History HighlightsJune 21 is the first day of Summer1893 – The first Ferris wheel premiered at Chicago’s Columbian ExpositionJune 21 Birthday (fictional) Princess Anna of Arendella, FrozenIf you were born on June 21st,You were likely conceived the week of… September 28th (prior year)The Summer SolsticeWhen the Sun reaches

June 20 History, Facts and TriviaJune 20 History Highlights1782 – Congress adopted the Great Seal of the United States.1837- Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.1863 – West Virginia was admitted as the 35th US state.If you were born on June 20th,You were likely conceived the week of… September 27th (prior year)Ice Cream Soda (Float)The

June 19 History, Facts and TriviaJune 19 History Highlights1862 – The U.S. Congress prohibited slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.1941 – Cheerie Oats, later renamed Cheerios, was invented.1960 – The first NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster

June 18 History, Facts and TriviaJune 18 History Highlights1812 – The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom was signed by President James Madison, starting The War of 1812.1873 – Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.1979 – SALT II was signed by the United

June 17 History, Facts and TriviaJune 17 History Highlights1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor.1901 – The College Board introduced its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.1967 – China announced a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.1971 – President Richard Nixon declared the US War on Drugs.1994 –

June 16 History, Facts and TriviaJune 16 History Highlights1858 – Abraham Lincoln gave his “a house divided against itself cannot stand” speech.June 16, 1938 – The planet Krypton blew up, DC Comics2010 – Bhutan became the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco.2016 – Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in Mainland

June 15 History, Facts and TriviaJune 15 History Highlights1520 – Pope Leo X threatened to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.1667 – The first human blood transfusion was administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.1936 – Arkansas is admitted as the 25th US state.1934 – The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was founded.If you were born on

June 13 History, Facts and TriviaJune 13 History Highlights1774 – Rhode Island became the first of Britain’s North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.1966 – The United States Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.1967 – President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated

 June 12 History, Facts and TriviaJune 12 History Highlights1817 – The earliest form of bicycle, the dandy horse, was driven by Karl von Drais.1939 – The Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York.June 12, 1968 Birthday (fictional) Marty McFly, Back to the Future 1987 – At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan

June 11 History, Facts and TriviaJune 11 History Highlights1895 – Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, the “first motor race”, took place.June 11, 1934 – Mandrake the Magician, Comic Strip debuted1935 – The London International Surrealist Exhibition opened.June 11, 2001 – Game Boy Advance released, Video Game Console2018 – 3 World Trade Center officially opened.If you were born on June

June 10 History, Facts and TriviaJune 10 History Highlights1692 – Bridget Bishop was hanged at Gallows Hill during the Salen Witch Trials.1935 – Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio by DR. Robert Smith and Bill Wilson.1963 – The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex, was signed into

June 9 History, Facts and TriviaJune 9 History Highlights1934 – Donald Duck debuted in The Wise Little Hen.1959 – The first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the USS George Washington was launched.1973 – Secretariat won the US Triple Crown (The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes).If you were born on June 9th,You were likely conceived

June 8 History, Facts and TriviaJune 8 History Highlights1789 – James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments (Bill of Rights) to the United States Constitution in Congress.1912 – Universal Pictures was founded by Carl Laemmle.1949 – George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four was published.1953 – The United States Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. John R.

June 7 History, Facts and TriviaJune 7 History Highlights1776 – Richard Henry Lee presented the “Lee Resolution” to the Continental Congress.1862 – The United States and the United Kingdom agreed in the Lyons-Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade.1914 – The Alliance was the first vessel to pass through the Panama Canal.If you were

June 6 History, Facts and TriviaJune 6 History Highlights1933 – 1933 – America’s first drive-in opened near Camden, New Jersey, opened.1942 – The United States Navy’s victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway.1944 – D-Day: The Normandy Landings1983 – Reading Rainbow premiered on PBSIf you were born on June 6th,You were

June 5 History, Facts and TriviaJune 5 History Highlights1851 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin began publication.1967 – The Six-Day War, between Isreal and its Neighboring countries June 5-111981 – The AIDS virus was first noted.If you were born on June 5th,You were likely conceived the week of… September 12th (prior year)World Environment DayWorld

June 4 History, Facts and TriviaJune 4 History Highlights1783 – The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated their montgolfière (hot air balloon).1896 – Henry Ford completed the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile.1939 – The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, was denied permission to land in the United States.1942 – The Battle of

June 3 History, Facts and TriviaJune 3 History Highlights1937 – The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson.1940 – The Battle of Dunkirk ended with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.1989 – The government of China sent troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after almost 2 months of occupation.If you

June 2 History, Facts and TriviaJune 2 History Highlights1692 – Prosecutions in the Salem Witch Trials began1835 – P. T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States.1953 – The coronation of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II.1964 – The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed.If you were born on June 2nd,You were likely

June 1 History, Facts and TriviaJune 1 History Highlights1792 – Kentucky became the 15th US state.1796 – Tennessee became the 16th US state.1812 – US President James Madison asked Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom, starting the War of 1812..1938 – Superman debuted in Action Comics #12009 – General Motors filed for bankruptcyIf