TexasRaceLady
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I remember very clearly the last 2 items. Particularly burned into the brain is the sight of Kennedy lying on the floor in the kitchen of that hotel.
This day in history.....
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June 6th
1703: Work begins on the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, meant by Tsar Peter I (the Great) to be a “window on Europe.”
1884: The group of Republican Party dissidents known as the Mugwumps leaves the party convention, refusing to support its nominee for president, James G. Blaine.
1925: Under Walter P. Chrysler, a former General Motors executive, the Maxwell Motor Corporation becomes the Chrysler Corporation.
1944: In the largest seaborne invasion in history, known as D-Day, over 120,000 Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy in German-occupied northern France.
1978: California voters overwhelmingly approve Proposition 13, which cuts local property taxes by more than two-thirds, sending many local governments into financial crisis.
1984: The Indian army attacks the sacred Golden Temple in Amritsar, killing hundreds of Sikh separatists headquartered there. Four months later, outraged Sikhs assassinate Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
1703: Work begins on the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, meant by Tsar Peter I (the Great) to be a “window on Europe.”
1884: The group of Republican Party dissidents known as the Mugwumps leaves the party convention, refusing to support its nominee for president, James G. Blaine.
1925: Under Walter P. Chrysler, a former General Motors executive, the Maxwell Motor Corporation becomes the Chrysler Corporation.
1944: In the largest seaborne invasion in history, known as D-Day, over 120,000 Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy in German-occupied northern France.
1978: California voters overwhelmingly approve Proposition 13, which cuts local property taxes by more than two-thirds, sending many local governments into financial crisis.
1984: The Indian army attacks the sacred Golden Temple in Amritsar, killing hundreds of Sikh separatists headquartered there. Four months later, outraged Sikhs assassinate Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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June 7th
1864: Three years into the American Civil War, the Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for a second term as president.
1892: Homer Plessy, a Louisiana man of mixed black and white ancestry, takes a seat in a white-only train car, leading to the Plessy v. Ferguson decision upholding segregation.
1905: The Norwegian Störting (parliament) decides on the separation of Norway from Sweden.
1945: One of composer Benjamin Britten's most popular operas, Peter Grimes, makes its debut in London.
1965: In Griswold v. Connecticut, written by Justice William O. Douglas, the Supreme Court rules that laws banning birth control are an unconstitutional violation of privacy.
1864: Three years into the American Civil War, the Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for a second term as president.
1892: Homer Plessy, a Louisiana man of mixed black and white ancestry, takes a seat in a white-only train car, leading to the Plessy v. Ferguson decision upholding segregation.
1905: The Norwegian Störting (parliament) decides on the separation of Norway from Sweden.
1945: One of composer Benjamin Britten's most popular operas, Peter Grimes, makes its debut in London.
1965: In Griswold v. Connecticut, written by Justice William O. Douglas, the Supreme Court rules that laws banning birth control are an unconstitutional violation of privacy.
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June 8th
1869: Inventor Ives McGaffey receives a U.S. patent for a "sweeping machine," the first vacuum cleaner.
1915: U.S. secretary of state William Jennings Bryan resigns, believing that President Woodrow Wilson's response to the sinking of the Lusitania will lead the United States into World War I.
1948: The Texaco Star Theatre debuts on NBC. Its host, Milton Berle, goes on to become one of the biggest stars of early television.
1969: James Earl Ray, later convicted for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., is arrested at London Airport while traveling under the name Ramon George Sneyd.
1978: A Nevada jury decides that a will in which reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes allegedly left his fortune to a medical institute, four universities, and a number of individuals, is a forgery.
632: Muhammad, the founder of Islam, dies in Medina.
1869: Inventor Ives McGaffey receives a U.S. patent for a "sweeping machine," the first vacuum cleaner.
1915: U.S. secretary of state William Jennings Bryan resigns, believing that President Woodrow Wilson's response to the sinking of the Lusitania will lead the United States into World War I.
1948: The Texaco Star Theatre debuts on NBC. Its host, Milton Berle, goes on to become one of the biggest stars of early television.
1969: James Earl Ray, later convicted for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., is arrested at London Airport while traveling under the name Ramon George Sneyd.
1978: A Nevada jury decides that a will in which reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes allegedly left his fortune to a medical institute, four universities, and a number of individuals, is a forgery.
632: Muhammad, the founder of Islam, dies in Medina.
SouthernN'Proud
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1861: Tennessee secedes from the Union, joining the Confederate States of America as the thirteenth and final member.
Deo vindice.
Deo vindice.
highwayman
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I am still greiving the death of Uncle Howard....
Mare
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June 9th
1815: The Congress of Vienna closes, having restored the balance of power in Europe following the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
1870: British novelist Charles Dickens dies of a stroke at age 58.
1954: During televised Senate hearings called by Senator Joseph McCarthy to investigate foreign espionage in the U.S. Army, army counsel Joseph Welch asks McCarthy, "Have you no sense of decency, sir?"
1973: Secretariat becomes the first horse to take the Thoroughbred Triple Crown in 25 years when he runs the Belmont Stakes in a record time, winning by an astounding 31 lengths.
1978: The Boston Celtics select Larry Bird with the sixth pick of the NBA draft. Although Bird returns to college for his senior season, the Celtics retain his rights and sign him the next year.
1815: The Congress of Vienna closes, having restored the balance of power in Europe following the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
1870: British novelist Charles Dickens dies of a stroke at age 58.
1954: During televised Senate hearings called by Senator Joseph McCarthy to investigate foreign espionage in the U.S. Army, army counsel Joseph Welch asks McCarthy, "Have you no sense of decency, sir?"
1973: Secretariat becomes the first horse to take the Thoroughbred Triple Crown in 25 years when he runs the Belmont Stakes in a record time, winning by an astounding 31 lengths.
1978: The Boston Celtics select Larry Bird with the sixth pick of the NBA draft. Although Bird returns to college for his senior season, the Celtics retain his rights and sign him the next year.
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June 11th
1770: British captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover the Great Barrier Reef off the northeastern coast of Australia.
1950: Alabama governor George Wallace attempts to block the entry of the first black students to the University of Alabama, but he backs down when faced with federal troops.
1950: Seventeen months after suffering life-threatening injuries in a car accident, Ben Hogan returns to win his second of four U.S. Open golf championships.
1963: In Saigon, South Vietnam, Buddhist monk Quang Duc sets himself on fire to protest the treatment of Buddhists by the government of U.S.-backed president Ngo Dinh Diem.
1986: In Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a divided Supreme Court upholds its earlier decision in Roe v. Wade protecting a woman's right to have an abortion.
1987: Margaret Thatcher becomes the first prime minister elected to three consecutive terms as prime minister of the United Kingdom in the 20th century.
1770: British captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover the Great Barrier Reef off the northeastern coast of Australia.
1950: Alabama governor George Wallace attempts to block the entry of the first black students to the University of Alabama, but he backs down when faced with federal troops.
1950: Seventeen months after suffering life-threatening injuries in a car accident, Ben Hogan returns to win his second of four U.S. Open golf championships.
1963: In Saigon, South Vietnam, Buddhist monk Quang Duc sets himself on fire to protest the treatment of Buddhists by the government of U.S.-backed president Ngo Dinh Diem.
1986: In Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a divided Supreme Court upholds its earlier decision in Roe v. Wade protecting a woman's right to have an abortion.
1987: Margaret Thatcher becomes the first prime minister elected to three consecutive terms as prime minister of the United Kingdom in the 20th century.
highwayman
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Mare said:
I thought Churchhill served three turms...
Mare
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June 12th
1630: John Winthrop, the newly selected governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company, lands at Salem. He will lead the colony for the next two decades.
1937: In the USSR, as part of Joseph Stalin's purges of Communist Party leadership, eight generals in the Soviet army are executed for conspiracy against the government.
1963: Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and considered the most expensive movie ever made to that point, premieres in New York City.
1963: NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers is shot and killed outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Not until 1994 is white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith convicted of the crime.
1964: Nelson Mandela, along with other members of the African National Congress, is sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage, treason, and conspiracy in South Africa.
1979: Pedalled by cyclist Bryan Allen, the Gossamer Albatross becomes the first human-powered vehicle to fly over the English Channel.
1630: John Winthrop, the newly selected governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company, lands at Salem. He will lead the colony for the next two decades.
1937: In the USSR, as part of Joseph Stalin's purges of Communist Party leadership, eight generals in the Soviet army are executed for conspiracy against the government.
1963: Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and considered the most expensive movie ever made to that point, premieres in New York City.
1963: NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers is shot and killed outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Not until 1994 is white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith convicted of the crime.
1964: Nelson Mandela, along with other members of the African National Congress, is sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage, treason, and conspiracy in South Africa.
1979: Pedalled by cyclist Bryan Allen, the Gossamer Albatross becomes the first human-powered vehicle to fly over the English Channel.
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June 13th
1900: The Boxer Uprising by supporters of the Society of Harmonious Fists begins in China, in opposition to the growth of European influence there.
1911: Igor Stravinsky's ballet Petruschka, performed by Sergey Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, debuts in Paris.
1966: In Miranda v. Arizona, the U.S. Supreme Court holds that police must inform criminal suspects of their legal rights before arresting and questioning them.
1967: President Lyndon Johnson nominates Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall to become the first African American Supreme Court justice.
1971: The New York Times publishes the Pentagon Papers, an internal government report on the Vietnam War that had been leaked by Daniel Ellsberg, a former Defense Department official.
1983: U.S. space probe Pioneer 10 passes Neptune, becoming the first human-made object to leave the solar system.
1900: The Boxer Uprising by supporters of the Society of Harmonious Fists begins in China, in opposition to the growth of European influence there.
1911: Igor Stravinsky's ballet Petruschka, performed by Sergey Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, debuts in Paris.
1966: In Miranda v. Arizona, the U.S. Supreme Court holds that police must inform criminal suspects of their legal rights before arresting and questioning them.
1967: President Lyndon Johnson nominates Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall to become the first African American Supreme Court justice.
1971: The New York Times publishes the Pentagon Papers, an internal government report on the Vietnam War that had been leaked by Daniel Ellsberg, a former Defense Department official.
1983: U.S. space probe Pioneer 10 passes Neptune, becoming the first human-made object to leave the solar system.
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June 16th
1654: Queen Christina of Sweden, a convert to Roman Catholicism, abdicates her throne.
1904: The action of James Joyce's novel Ulysses takes place on this day, known as Bloomsday after Leopold and Molly Bloom, two of the novel's main characters.
1937: When the government shuts down the debut of The Cradle Will Rock, a proletarian opera written by Marc Blitzstein and directed by Orson Welles, the production moves to an empty theater nearby.
1958: Former Hungarian prime minister Imre Nagy is executed for his role in the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956.
1963: Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, is launched into a three-day orbital flight aboard Vostok 6 to study the problem of weightlessness.
1970: Kenneth A. Gibson is elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey, becoming the first black mayor elected in a major northeastern city in the United States.
1654: Queen Christina of Sweden, a convert to Roman Catholicism, abdicates her throne.
1904: The action of James Joyce's novel Ulysses takes place on this day, known as Bloomsday after Leopold and Molly Bloom, two of the novel's main characters.
1937: When the government shuts down the debut of The Cradle Will Rock, a proletarian opera written by Marc Blitzstein and directed by Orson Welles, the production moves to an empty theater nearby.
1958: Former Hungarian prime minister Imre Nagy is executed for his role in the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956.
1963: Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, is launched into a three-day orbital flight aboard Vostok 6 to study the problem of weightlessness.
1970: Kenneth A. Gibson is elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey, becoming the first black mayor elected in a major northeastern city in the United States.
SouthernN'Proud
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Kind of a weird story to this guy. He used to make a nice little cottage income autographing the Miranda warning cards cops use. If memory serves, he died an alcoholic or something like that...
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June 17th
1775: In the early days of the Revolutionary War, British troops attack Massachusetts militiamen in the Battle of Bunker Hill. The British suffer high casualties but capture the American position.
1789: As the French Revolution approaches, the French Third Estate, the assembly of commoners, declares itself the National Assembly, in an attempt to wrest political power from King Louis XVI.
1876: In the Battle of Rosebud Creek, Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne forces led by Crazy Horse repel U.S. troops, eight days before joining Sitting Bull to defeat General George Custer at Little Big Horn.
1972: Five men are arrested in a burglary of Democratic Party offices in the Watergate building in Washington, D.C. The cover-up of White House involvement will lead to President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974.
1976: Four teams from the folded American Basketball Assocation (New York Nets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, and Denver Nuggets) join the National Basketball Association.
1994: Driving a white Ford Bronco, O. J. Simpson leads police on a slow freeway chase before being arrested for the murder of his wife and another man, a crime he was acquitted of the following year.
1775: In the early days of the Revolutionary War, British troops attack Massachusetts militiamen in the Battle of Bunker Hill. The British suffer high casualties but capture the American position.
1789: As the French Revolution approaches, the French Third Estate, the assembly of commoners, declares itself the National Assembly, in an attempt to wrest political power from King Louis XVI.
1876: In the Battle of Rosebud Creek, Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne forces led by Crazy Horse repel U.S. troops, eight days before joining Sitting Bull to defeat General George Custer at Little Big Horn.
1972: Five men are arrested in a burglary of Democratic Party offices in the Watergate building in Washington, D.C. The cover-up of White House involvement will lead to President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974.
1976: Four teams from the folded American Basketball Assocation (New York Nets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, and Denver Nuggets) join the National Basketball Association.
1994: Driving a white Ford Bronco, O. J. Simpson leads police on a slow freeway chase before being arrested for the murder of his wife and another man, a crime he was acquitted of the following year.
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June 18th
1155: Frederick I, after consolidating his power in Germany and Italy, is crowned Holy Roman emperor by Pope Adrian IV in Rome.
1812: Aroused by the impressment of American sailors into the British navy and eager to expand the country's western possessions, the U.S. Congress declares war against Britain to begin the War of 1812.
1815: British, Prussian, and Dutch troops led by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher give French emperor and general Napoleon his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.
1940: British prime minister Winston Churchill, speaking to the House of Commons before the Battle of Britain, says British resistance in the battle will be remembered as "their finest hour."
1983: Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space, aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
1155: Frederick I, after consolidating his power in Germany and Italy, is crowned Holy Roman emperor by Pope Adrian IV in Rome.
1812: Aroused by the impressment of American sailors into the British navy and eager to expand the country's western possessions, the U.S. Congress declares war against Britain to begin the War of 1812.
1815: British, Prussian, and Dutch troops led by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher give French emperor and general Napoleon his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.
1940: British prime minister Winston Churchill, speaking to the House of Commons before the Battle of Britain, says British resistance in the battle will be remembered as "their finest hour."
1983: Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space, aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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June 19th
1846: The New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Team, organized by Alexander Cartwright, meets the New York Nine in Hoboken, N.J., in the first baseball game played under Cartwright's rules.
1865: In the day celebrated as Juneteenth, Union general Gordon Granger arrives in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of slavery, over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
1953: Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, convicted of passing nuclear weapons information to the Soviet Union, are executed.
1965: Algerian president Ahmed Ben Bella is overthrown by his defense minister, Houari Boumedienne, who remains in power in the country until his death in 1978.
1973: The Rocky Horror Show, the stage musical later developed into the cult-classic film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, opens in London.
1984: The Chicago Bulls pick Michael Jordan of the University of North Carolina third in the NBA draft, following Hakeem Olajuwon of the University of Houston and Sam Bowie of the University of Kentucky.
1846: The New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Team, organized by Alexander Cartwright, meets the New York Nine in Hoboken, N.J., in the first baseball game played under Cartwright's rules.
1865: In the day celebrated as Juneteenth, Union general Gordon Granger arrives in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of slavery, over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
1953: Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, convicted of passing nuclear weapons information to the Soviet Union, are executed.
1965: Algerian president Ahmed Ben Bella is overthrown by his defense minister, Houari Boumedienne, who remains in power in the country until his death in 1978.
1973: The Rocky Horror Show, the stage musical later developed into the cult-classic film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, opens in London.
1984: The Chicago Bulls pick Michael Jordan of the University of North Carolina third in the NBA draft, following Hakeem Olajuwon of the University of Houston and Sam Bowie of the University of Kentucky.
SouthernN'Proud
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Mare said:
Oops. Forgot the last portion of that sentence. Should read:
In the day celebrated as Juneteenth, Union general Gordon Granger arrives in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of slavery, over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in territories Dictator Lincoln had no legal authority to legislate in while keeping captive the very slaves he has authority to free.
There. That's better.
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June 20th
1597: On his third voyage in search of a northeast passage from Europe to Asia, Willem Barents, the Dutch navigator after whom the Barents Sea was named, dies after spending a winter frozen in the Arctic Ocean.
1837: Following the death of her uncle, William IV, Queen Victoria takes the British throne at age 18, beginning a reign of 63 years, the longest in British history.
1863: Led by Union loyalists unhappy with Virginia's secession from the United States in 1861, the mountainous western region of Virginia forms its own government and becomes West Virginia, the 35th state.
1893: After a sensational murder trial, Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.
1910: After spending much of her teen years performing in burlesque and vaudeville, Fanny Brice first appears in Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies of 1910, the show that makes her famous.
1948: "Toast of the Town," a variety show hosted by Ed Sullivan, debuts on CBS. Later known as "The Ed Sullivan Show," it runs until 1971 as one of the most popular programs in American television history.
1597: On his third voyage in search of a northeast passage from Europe to Asia, Willem Barents, the Dutch navigator after whom the Barents Sea was named, dies after spending a winter frozen in the Arctic Ocean.
1837: Following the death of her uncle, William IV, Queen Victoria takes the British throne at age 18, beginning a reign of 63 years, the longest in British history.
1863: Led by Union loyalists unhappy with Virginia's secession from the United States in 1861, the mountainous western region of Virginia forms its own government and becomes West Virginia, the 35th state.
1893: After a sensational murder trial, Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.
1910: After spending much of her teen years performing in burlesque and vaudeville, Fanny Brice first appears in Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies of 1910, the show that makes her famous.
1948: "Toast of the Town," a variety show hosted by Ed Sullivan, debuts on CBS. Later known as "The Ed Sullivan Show," it runs until 1971 as one of the most popular programs in American television history.
Mare
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June 21st
1788: The United States Constitution takes effect after New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify it.
1877: Ten members of the Molly Maguires, a secret society of Irish immigrant coal miners, are executed for their roles in a violent coal strike in Pennsylvania.
1964: Future baseball Hall-of-Famer and U.S. senator Jim Bunning pitches a perfect game for the Philadelphia Phillies, the first perfect game in the National League in 84 years.
1964: The Haitian National Assembly adopts a new constitution that proclaims François "Papa Doc" Duvalier president for life. He remains dictator of the country until his death in 1971.
1978: Evita, a musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice based on the life of Argentine political figure Eva Perón, opens in London.
1997: The New York Liberty defeats the Los Angeles Sparks 67-57 in the inaugural game of the Women's National Basketball Association.
1788: The United States Constitution takes effect after New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify it.
1877: Ten members of the Molly Maguires, a secret society of Irish immigrant coal miners, are executed for their roles in a violent coal strike in Pennsylvania.
1964: Future baseball Hall-of-Famer and U.S. senator Jim Bunning pitches a perfect game for the Philadelphia Phillies, the first perfect game in the National League in 84 years.
1964: The Haitian National Assembly adopts a new constitution that proclaims François "Papa Doc" Duvalier president for life. He remains dictator of the country until his death in 1971.
1978: Evita, a musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice based on the life of Argentine political figure Eva Perón, opens in London.
1997: The New York Liberty defeats the Los Angeles Sparks 67-57 in the inaugural game of the Women's National Basketball Association.
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June 22
1938: Two years after Adolf Hitler took German boxer Max Schmeling's defeat of American Joe Louis as a sign of Nazi superiority, Louis defeats Schmeling in their rematch by knocking him out in the first round.
1941: Breaking the nonaggression pact signed by the two countries in 1939, Germany invades the Soviet Union, sending over 3 million troops across the border.
1944: President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, known as the GI Bill of Rights, which provides tuition, low-interest mortgages, and other benefits to veterans.
1977: Former attorney general John Mitchell begins serving his sentence for his role in the Watergate break-in and cover-up, becoming the first U.S. attorney general to go to prison.
1978: The U.S. astronomer James W. Christy discovers that the planet Pluto has a moon more than half its diameter, which he names Charon.
1938: Two years after Adolf Hitler took German boxer Max Schmeling's defeat of American Joe Louis as a sign of Nazi superiority, Louis defeats Schmeling in their rematch by knocking him out in the first round.
1941: Breaking the nonaggression pact signed by the two countries in 1939, Germany invades the Soviet Union, sending over 3 million troops across the border.
1944: President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, known as the GI Bill of Rights, which provides tuition, low-interest mortgages, and other benefits to veterans.
1977: Former attorney general John Mitchell begins serving his sentence for his role in the Watergate break-in and cover-up, becoming the first U.S. attorney general to go to prison.
1978: The U.S. astronomer James W. Christy discovers that the planet Pluto has a moon more than half its diameter, which he names Charon.