ROSS SIMPSON
It was on this day in 1940.
During World War II, the battle for Okinawa officially ended on this
day in 1945.
On this day in 1938.
Fred Astaire (Frederick Austerlitz) (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987)
CAMILLE BOHANNON
It was on this day in 1940, as Paris became occupied, loud speakers
announced the implementation of a curfew being imposed for 8 pm.
The main gate of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland.
The Nazis also opened their concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-
occupied Poland on this day in 1940.
Robert Dean Stethem (November 17, 1961 – June 15, 1985)
Stethem was a U.S. Navy Seabee who was murdered by Hezbollah terrorists
while aboard flight 847 during the hijacking.
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."
Donald John Trump is 71 years old today. He is the 45th, current President of the United States.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1963
Medgar Wiley Evers (July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963)
It was on this day in 1978.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.
TIM MAGUIRE
The Army-McCarthy hearings reached a dramatic high point on
this day in 1954 in an angry, emotion-packed exchange between
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and Joseph N. Welch, who was
special counsel for the Army.
Charles John Huffam Dickens (February 7, 1812 – June 9.1870)
Comedian Richard Pryor suffered near-fatal burns at his home
when a mixture of "free-base" cocaine exploded on this day in
1980.
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
(December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005)
Secretariat became horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner in
25 years by winning the Belmont Stakes on this day in 1973.
Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss) (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009)
Les Paul was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, which made
the sound of rock and roll possible. Paul taught himself how to play guitar and
while he is mainly known for jazz and popular music, he had an early career in
country music. He is credited with many recording innovations. Although he was
not the first to use the technique, his early experiments with overdubbing, also
known as sound on sound, delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects
and multitrack recording were among the first to attract widespread attention.
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SANDY KOZEL
On this day in 1972
On this day in 1911.
