Richard Benjamin Harrison Jr.(March 4, 1941 – June 25, 2018)
(Fox News) – Richard Harrison, the curmudgeonly patriarch of the "Pawn Stars" family whose grumbling about the goings-on in the Las Vegas shop he ran with his son and grandson made him a reality TV star, has died at 77.
"Richard Benjamin ‘The Old Man’ Harrison passed away this morning surrounded by those he loved. His son Rick (center below) said he will be tremendously missed by our family, the team at Gold & Silver Pawn and his many fans the world over.”
The Soviet Union began the Berlin Blockade on this day in 1948.
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983)
Professional boxer and cultural icon of the 1920s, Jack Dempsey competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926.
Nicknamed "Kid Blackie" and "The Manassa Mauler".
It was on this day in 1987.
John Herbert Gleason(February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987)
In 1986, doctors determined that Jackie Gleason was suffering from terminal colon cancer, which had metastasized to his liver. Gleason was also suffering from diabetes. He kept his medical problems private, although it had been rumored that he was seriously ill. A year later, on June 24, 1987, Gleason died at his Florida home at age 71.
Jackie Gleason with fellow cast members Art Carney and Audrey Meadows in The Honeymooners.
On this day in 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and White House
chief of staff H.R. Haldeman discussed a plan to use the CIA to
obstruct the FBI’s Watergate investigation. A tape recording of this meeting between the two men in the Oval Officebecame known as
the “Smoking Gun” tape.
President Richard Nixon (seated) meeting with Chief of Staff H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman in the White House.
On this day in 1940, Adolf Hitler (center) visits Paris after France falls
to Nazi Germany.
It was on this day in 1995 when Dr. Jonas Salk died from heart
failure.
TIME Magazine Cover: Dr. Jonas Salk — Mar. 29, 1954.
Jonas Edward Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995)
Nazi Germany’s troops entered Paris on this day in 1940. As Paris became occupied loud speakers announced the implementation of a curfew being imposed for 8 p.m.
A French civilian weeping as German soldiers marched into Paris.
Also on this same day in 1940, the Nazis opened their concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland.
Trans World Airlines Flight 847 was a flight from Cairo to San Diego with in route stops in Athens, Rome, Boston, and Los Angeles. On the morning of Friday, June 14, 1985 Flight 847 was hijacked shortly after take off from Athens. The hijackers were seeking the release of 700 Shi’ite Muslims from Israeli custody.
United States Navy diver Robert Stethem (below) was murdered, and his body was thrown onto the tarmac. Dozens of passengers were held hostage over the next two weeks until released by their captors after some of their demands were met.
Robert Stethem
On this day in 1777, The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States. The Flag 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, representing a new Constellation." On May 20, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson (below) officially proclaimed June 14 "Flag Day" as a commemoration of the "Stars and Stripes."
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924)
Donald John Trump (born and raised in the New York City) is 72 years old today. He is the 45th and current President of the United States.
Trump made his mark as a successful businessman, becoming a prominent a real estate developer. He founded The Trump Organization and was the host of the popular reality TV series The Apprentice.
Donald Trump played football, soccer, and baseball at the New York Military Academy as a teenager. He later graduated from the prestigious Wharton School of Business.
