Congress passed the 19th Amendment, granting the right
to vote to women, on this day in history, June 4, 1919 —
sending the text of the amendment to the states for it’s 
ratification.

The amendment read, "The right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any State on account of sex."

The U.S. Senate’s webpage for the centennial of women’s
suffrage said the Senate voted 56-25 in favor of the
amendment.

On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway—one of the most decisive
U.S. victories against Japan during World War II—began.

On June 3, 1965, 120 miles above the Earth, Major Edward H.
White II opened the hatch of the Gemini 4 and steps out of the
capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to walk in
space. Attached to the craft by a 25-foot tether and controlling
his movements with a hand-held oxygen jet-propulsion gun,
White remained outside the capsule for just over 20 minutes. 

White had been preceded by Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei A.
Leonov, who on March 18, 1965, was the first man ever to 
walk in space.

     
     
     
     
   
Edward Higgins White II 
(November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967            

    

President Coolidge stands with four Osage Indians at a White House ceremony.

On this day in 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed into
law the Indian Citizenship Act, which granted citizenship
to all Native Americans born in the United States, many
of whom had served in the armed forces during World
War I.

While the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States
Constitution defines a citizen as any persons born in
the United States and subject to its laws and jurisdiction,
the amendment had previously been interpreted by the
courts not to apply to Native peoples.

Calvin Coolidge (July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933)

CAMILLE BOHANNON

Lou Gehrig smacks a double against the White Sox in 1938.