On this day in 1971 U.S. President Richard M. Nixon announced
he would visit the People’s Republic of China to seek what he
called a “normalization of relations.”
I happened on this day in 1997.
In Seattle, WA, on this day in 1916, Pacific Aero Products was founded
by William Boeing and was later renamed Boeing Co.
William Edward Boeing (1881-1956)
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) The Storm on the Sea of Galilee.
On this day in 1834, Cyrus McCormick patented the first practical mechanical reaper for farming. His invention allowed farmers to more than double their crop size.
On this day in 1982, a federal jury found John W. Hinckley Jr. not guilty of attempting to assassinate the president because he was legally insane at the time he shot President Reagan and three others on March 30, 1981.
President Reagan waves, then looks up before being shoved (AP) into Presidential limousine by Secret Service agents after being shot outside a hotel in Washington in 1981.
The British took Bunker Hill outside of Boston on this day.
On this day in 1994.
Kate Smith (Kathryn Elizabeth Smith) (May 1, 1907 – June 17, 1986)
Kate Smith was known as The First Lady of Radio, who is remembered for her rendition of Irving Berlin‘s "God Bless America". She had a radio, television, and recording career spanning five decades.
The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States. The Resolution stated "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, that would represent a new Constellation."
On May 20, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed June 14 "Flag Day" as a commemoration of the "Stars and Stripes."
