TODAY IN HISTORY
JUNE 20
In 1782,Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States.
In 1863,West Virginia became the 35th state.
In 1943, race-related rioting erupted in Detroit;federal troops were sent in two days later to quell thw violence that resulted in more than 30 deaths.
In 1947,Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was shot dead at the Beverly Hills,Calif., mansion of his girlfriend ,Virginia Hill,apparently at the order of mob associated.
In 1963,the United States and Soviet Union signed an agreement to set up a "hot line" between the two auperpowers.
In 1782,Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States.
In 1863,West Virginia became the 35th state.
In 1943, race-related rioting erupted in Detroit;federal troops were sent in two days later to quell thw violence that resulted in more than 30 deaths.
In 1947,Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was shot dead at the Beverly Hills,Calif., mansion of his girlfriend ,Virginia Hill,apparently at the order of mob associated.
In 1963,the United States and Soviet Union signed an agreement to set up a "hot line" between the two auperpowers.
JUNE 22
In 1870,Congress created the Department of Justice.
In 1938,heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in the first round of their rematch at Yankee Stadium.
In 1940,during World War II,Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overan Paris.
In 1944,President Roosevelt signed the Readjustment Act of 1944,more popularly know as the GI Bill of Rights.
In 1969,singer-actress Judy Garland died in London at age 47.
In 1970,President Nixon signed a measure lowing the voting age to 18.
In 1993,former first Lady Pat Nixon died in Park Ridge,N.J.,at age 81
In 1870,Congress created the Department of Justice.
In 1938,heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in the first round of their rematch at Yankee Stadium.
In 1940,during World War II,Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overan Paris.
In 1944,President Roosevelt signed the Readjustment Act of 1944,more popularly know as the GI Bill of Rights.
In 1969,singer-actress Judy Garland died in London at age 47.
In 1970,President Nixon signed a measure lowing the voting age to 18.
In 1993,former first Lady Pat Nixon died in Park Ridge,N.J.,at age 81
JUNE 23
In 1836,Congress approved the Deposit Act,which contained a provision for turning over surplus federal revenue to the states.
In 1868,Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for his "Type-Writer."
In 1892,the Democratic national convention in Chicago nominated former President Cleveland on the first ballot.
In 1931,aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took off from New York on the first round-the-world flight in a single-engine plane.
In 1967,President Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin held the first of two meeting in Glassboro,N.J.
In 1969,Warren E. Burger was sworn in as chief U.S. justice by the man he was succeeding,Earl Warren.
In 1972,President Nivon and White House chief of staff H.R.Haldeman discussed a plan to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergte investigation.(Revelation of the tape recording of his convensation led to Nixon's resignation in 1974.)
In 1836,Congress approved the Deposit Act,which contained a provision for turning over surplus federal revenue to the states.
In 1868,Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for his "Type-Writer."
In 1892,the Democratic national convention in Chicago nominated former President Cleveland on the first ballot.
In 1931,aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took off from New York on the first round-the-world flight in a single-engine plane.
In 1967,President Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin held the first of two meeting in Glassboro,N.J.
In 1969,Warren E. Burger was sworn in as chief U.S. justice by the man he was succeeding,Earl Warren.
In 1972,President Nivon and White House chief of staff H.R.Haldeman discussed a plan to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergte investigation.(Revelation of the tape recording of his convensation led to Nixon's resignation in 1974.)
JUNE 26
In 1917,the first troops of the American Expeditionary Force arrived in France during World War I.
In 1944, the Republican national convention opened in Chicago with a keynote speech by California Gov. Earl Warren.
In 1945,the charter of the United Nations was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.
In 1948,the Berlin Airlift began in earnest after the Soviet Union cut off land and water routes to the isolated western sector of Berlin.
In 1968, Chief U.S. Justice Earl Warren announced his intension to resign.
In 1977,42 people were killed when a fire sent toxic smoke pouring through the Maury County Jail in Columbia Tenn.
In 2003,Strom Thurmond,the longest-serving senator in U.S. history,died in Edgefield,S.C., at age 100.
In 1917,the first troops of the American Expeditionary Force arrived in France during World War I.
In 1944, the Republican national convention opened in Chicago with a keynote speech by California Gov. Earl Warren.
In 1945,the charter of the United Nations was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.
In 1948,the Berlin Airlift began in earnest after the Soviet Union cut off land and water routes to the isolated western sector of Berlin.
In 1968, Chief U.S. Justice Earl Warren announced his intension to resign.
In 1977,42 people were killed when a fire sent toxic smoke pouring through the Maury County Jail in Columbia Tenn.
In 2003,Strom Thurmond,the longest-serving senator in U.S. history,died in Edgefield,S.C., at age 100.
JUNE 27
In 1847, New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires.
In 1893,the New York stock market crashed.
In 1944,during World War II,American forces completed their capture of the French port of Cherbourg from the Germans.
In 1969,patrons at the Stonewall Inn,a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village,clashed with police in an incident considered the birth of the gay rights movement.
In 1973,former White House counsel John W. Dean told the Senate Watergate Committee about an "enemies list" kept by the Nixon White House.
In 1980,President Cater signed legislation reviving draft registration.
In 1986,the International Court of Justice at The Hague ruled the United States had broken international law and violated the sovereignty of Nicaragua by aiding the contras.
In 1847, New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires.
In 1893,the New York stock market crashed.
In 1944,during World War II,American forces completed their capture of the French port of Cherbourg from the Germans.
In 1969,patrons at the Stonewall Inn,a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village,clashed with police in an incident considered the birth of the gay rights movement.
In 1973,former White House counsel John W. Dean told the Senate Watergate Committee about an "enemies list" kept by the Nixon White House.
In 1980,President Cater signed legislation reviving draft registration.
In 1986,the International Court of Justice at The Hague ruled the United States had broken international law and violated the sovereignty of Nicaragua by aiding the contras.
JUNE 29
In 1946,British authorities arrested more than 2,700 Jews in Palestine in an attempt to stamp out alleged terrorism.
In 1949,the government of South Africa enacted a ban against racially mixed marriages.
In 1954, the Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer's access to classified information.
In 1966,the United States bombed fuel storage facilities near the North Vietnamese cities od Hanoi and Haiphong.
In 1967,Jerusalem was reunified as Isral removed barricades separating the Old City from the Israeli sector.
In 1970,the United States ended a two-month military offensive into Cambodia.
In 1995,the shuttle Atlantis and the space station Mir docked in orbit.
In 1946,British authorities arrested more than 2,700 Jews in Palestine in an attempt to stamp out alleged terrorism.
In 1949,the government of South Africa enacted a ban against racially mixed marriages.
In 1954, the Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer's access to classified information.
In 1966,the United States bombed fuel storage facilities near the North Vietnamese cities od Hanoi and Haiphong.
In 1967,Jerusalem was reunified as Isral removed barricades separating the Old City from the Israeli sector.
In 1970,the United States ended a two-month military offensive into Cambodia.
In 1995,the shuttle Atlantis and the space station Mir docked in orbit.
JUNE 30
In 1921,President Harding appointed former President Taft chief justice of the United States.
In 1934,Adolf Hitler began his "blood purge" of political and military leaders in Germany.
In 1936,the novel "Gone with the Wind" by Margret Mitchem was published in New York.
In 1952, "The Guiding Light," a popular radio program,made its TV.debut on CBS.
In 1963,Pope Paul VI crowned the 262nd head of the Roman Catholic Church.
In 1971,a Soviet space mission ended in tradgedy when three cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 11 were found dead inside their spacecraft after it had returned to Earth.
In 1971, the 26th Amendment to the Constitution,lowering the minimum voting age to 18,was ratified as Ohio became the 38th state to approve it.
In 1921,President Harding appointed former President Taft chief justice of the United States.
In 1934,Adolf Hitler began his "blood purge" of political and military leaders in Germany.
In 1936,the novel "Gone with the Wind" by Margret Mitchem was published in New York.
In 1952, "The Guiding Light," a popular radio program,made its TV.debut on CBS.
In 1963,Pope Paul VI crowned the 262nd head of the Roman Catholic Church.
In 1971,a Soviet space mission ended in tradgedy when three cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 11 were found dead inside their spacecraft after it had returned to Earth.
In 1971, the 26th Amendment to the Constitution,lowering the minimum voting age to 18,was ratified as Ohio became the 38th state to approve it.
JULY 5
In 1865,William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London.
In 1935,President Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relation Act,which provided for a National Relations Board,and authorixed labor to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining.
In 1947,Larry Doby signed a contract with the Cleveland Indians,becoming the first black player in the American League.
In 1954,Elvis Presley's first commercial recording session took place at Sun Records in Memphis,Tenn.; the song he recorded was "That's All Right (Mama)."
In 1975,Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title as he defeated Jimmy Connors.
In 1991,a worldwide financial scandal erupted as regulators in eight countries shut down the banks of Credit and Commerce International.
In 1865,William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London.
In 1935,President Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relation Act,which provided for a National Relations Board,and authorixed labor to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining.
In 1947,Larry Doby signed a contract with the Cleveland Indians,becoming the first black player in the American League.
In 1954,Elvis Presley's first commercial recording session took place at Sun Records in Memphis,Tenn.; the song he recorded was "That's All Right (Mama)."
In 1975,Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title as he defeated Jimmy Connors.
In 1991,a worldwide financial scandal erupted as regulators in eight countries shut down the banks of Credit and Commerce International.
JULY 6
In 1777,during the American Revolution,British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga.
In 1854,the first official meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson,Michigan.
In 1917,during World War I,Arab forces led by T.E. Lawrence captured the port of Aqaba from the Turks.
In 1945,President Truman signed an executive order establishing the Medal of Freedom.
In 1957,Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title,defeating fellow American Daelene Hard 6-3---6-2.
In 1967,the Biafran War erupted.( The war, which lasted 2 1/2 years,claimed some 600,000 lives.
In 1777,during the American Revolution,British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga.
In 1854,the first official meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson,Michigan.
In 1917,during World War I,Arab forces led by T.E. Lawrence captured the port of Aqaba from the Turks.
In 1945,President Truman signed an executive order establishing the Medal of Freedom.
In 1957,Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title,defeating fellow American Daelene Hard 6-3---6-2.
In 1967,the Biafran War erupted.( The war, which lasted 2 1/2 years,claimed some 600,000 lives.
JULY 7
In 1846,U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison.
In 1865,four people were hanged in Washington D.C. ,for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Lincoln.
In 1896,the Democratic convention opened in Chicago.
In 1898,the United States annexed Hawaii.
In 1958,President Eisenhower signed the Alaska statehood bill.
In 1981,President Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 1846,U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison.
In 1865,four people were hanged in Washington D.C. ,for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Lincoln.
In 1896,the Democratic convention opened in Chicago.
In 1898,the United States annexed Hawaii.
In 1958,President Eisenhower signed the Alaska statehood bill.
In 1981,President Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
JULY 8
IN 1889,The Wall Street Journal was first published
In 1919,President Wilson received a tumultuqus welcome in New York City after his return from the Versailles Peace Conference in France.
In 1950,Gen Dougles MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of the United Nations forces in Korea.
In 1975,President Ford announced he would seek the Republican nomination for the presidency in 1976.
In 1994,Kim II Sung,North Korea's communist leader since 1948,died at age 82.
IN 1889,The Wall Street Journal was first published
In 1919,President Wilson received a tumultuqus welcome in New York City after his return from the Versailles Peace Conference in France.
In 1950,Gen Dougles MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of the United Nations forces in Korea.
In 1975,President Ford announced he would seek the Republican nomination for the presidency in 1976.
In 1994,Kim II Sung,North Korea's communist leader since 1948,died at age 82.
July 10
In 1850,Vice President Millard Fillmore assumed the presidency,following the death of President Taylor.
In 1890,Wyoming became the 44th state.
In 1943,during World War II,U.S. and British forces invaded Sicily.
In 1951,armistice talks aimed at ending the Korean conflict began at Kaesong.
In 1962, the telstar communications satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral,Florida.
In 1991,Boris N. Yeltstin took the outh of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic.
In 1850,Vice President Millard Fillmore assumed the presidency,following the death of President Taylor.
In 1890,Wyoming became the 44th state.
In 1943,during World War II,U.S. and British forces invaded Sicily.
In 1951,armistice talks aimed at ending the Korean conflict began at Kaesong.
In 1962, the telstar communications satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral,Florida.
In 1991,Boris N. Yeltstin took the outh of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic.
JUNE 11
In 1767,John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States,was born in Braintree,Mass.
In 1798,the U.S.Marine Corps was formally re-established by a congressional act that also created the U.S. Marine Band.
In 1864,Confederate forces led by Gen. Jubal Early began an abortive invasion of Washington,D.C. turning back the next day.
In 1977,the Medal of Freedom was awarded posthumously to the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1767,John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States,was born in Braintree,Mass.
In 1798,the U.S.Marine Corps was formally re-established by a congressional act that also created the U.S. Marine Band.
In 1864,Confederate forces led by Gen. Jubal Early began an abortive invasion of Washington,D.C. turning back the next day.
In 1977,the Medal of Freedom was awarded posthumously to the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
JULY 13
In 1963,deadly rioting against the Civil War military draft erupted in New York City.
In 1886,Father Edward Joseph Flanagan,the founder of Boys Town,was born in Roscommon,Ireland.
In 1960,John F.Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination at his party's convention in Los Angeles.
In 1977,a blackout lasting 25 hours hit the New York City area.
In 1985,"Live Aid," an international rock concert in London,Philadelphia,Moscow and Sydney,took place to raise money for Africa's starving people.
In 1963,deadly rioting against the Civil War military draft erupted in New York City.
In 1886,Father Edward Joseph Flanagan,the founder of Boys Town,was born in Roscommon,Ireland.
In 1960,John F.Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination at his party's convention in Los Angeles.
In 1977,a blackout lasting 25 hours hit the New York City area.
In 1985,"Live Aid," an international rock concert in London,Philadelphia,Moscow and Sydney,took place to raise money for Africa's starving people.
JULY 14
In 1798,Congress passed the Sedition Act,making it a federal crime to publish false,scandalous or malicious writings about the U.S. Government.
In 1881,outlaw William H. Bonney Jr.,alias "Billy the Kid," was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Gearrett in Fort Sumner,N.M.
In 1933,all German political parties ,except the Nazi Party,were outlawed.
In 1965,the American space probe Mariner 4 flew by Mars,sending back photographs of the planet.
In 1966,eight student nurses were murdered by Richard Speck in a Chicago dormitory.
In 1798,Congress passed the Sedition Act,making it a federal crime to publish false,scandalous or malicious writings about the U.S. Government.
In 1881,outlaw William H. Bonney Jr.,alias "Billy the Kid," was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Gearrett in Fort Sumner,N.M.
In 1933,all German political parties ,except the Nazi Party,were outlawed.
In 1965,the American space probe Mariner 4 flew by Mars,sending back photographs of the planet.
In 1966,eight student nurses were murdered by Richard Speck in a Chicago dormitory.
JULY 17
In 1821,Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
In 1898,during the Spanish-American War, Spanish troops in Santigo,Cuba surrendered to U.S. forces.
In 1944,322 people were killed when a pair of ammunition ships exploded in Port Chicago,California.
In 1955,Disneyland debuted in Anaheim,California.
In 1975,an Apollo spaceship docked with a Soyuz spaceship in orbit in the first superpower linkup of its kind.
In 1981,114 people were killed when a pair of walkways above the lobby of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency collapsed during a tea dance.
In 1821,Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
In 1898,during the Spanish-American War, Spanish troops in Santigo,Cuba surrendered to U.S. forces.
In 1944,322 people were killed when a pair of ammunition ships exploded in Port Chicago,California.
In 1955,Disneyland debuted in Anaheim,California.
In 1975,an Apollo spaceship docked with a Soyuz spaceship in orbit in the first superpower linkup of its kind.
In 1981,114 people were killed when a pair of walkways above the lobby of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency collapsed during a tea dance.
JULY 19
In 1943,Allied air forces raided Rome during World War II.
In 1969 Apollo 11 and its astronauts,Neil Armstrong,Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins,went into orbit around the moon.
In 1980,the Moscow Summer Olympics began,minus dozens of nations that were boycotting the games because of the Soviet military intervention in Afganistan.
In 1989,112 people were killed when a United Air Lines DC-10 crashed while making an emergency landing at Sioux City,Iowa; 184 other people survived.
In 1943,Allied air forces raided Rome during World War II.
In 1969 Apollo 11 and its astronauts,Neil Armstrong,Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins,went into orbit around the moon.
In 1980,the Moscow Summer Olympics began,minus dozens of nations that were boycotting the games because of the Soviet military intervention in Afganistan.
In 1989,112 people were killed when a United Air Lines DC-10 crashed while making an emergency landing at Sioux City,Iowa; 184 other people survived.
JULY 20
In 1861,the Congress of the Confedferate States began holding sessions in Richmond,Va.
In 1881,Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull.a figitive since the Battle of the Little Big Horn,surrendered to federal troops.
In In 1942,the first detachment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps-later known as WACs--began basic training at Fort Des Moines,Iowa.
In 1944,President Roosevelt was nominated for an unprecedented fourth term of office at the Denocratic convention in Chicago.
In 1976,America's Viking I robot spacecraft made a successful,first ever landing on Mars.
In 1999,after 38 years at the bottom of the Atlantic,Astronaut Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 Mercury capsule was lifted to the surface.
In 1861,the Congress of the Confedferate States began holding sessions in Richmond,Va.
In 1881,Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull.a figitive since the Battle of the Little Big Horn,surrendered to federal troops.
In In 1942,the first detachment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps-later known as WACs--began basic training at Fort Des Moines,Iowa.
In 1944,President Roosevelt was nominated for an unprecedented fourth term of office at the Denocratic convention in Chicago.
In 1976,America's Viking I robot spacecraft made a successful,first ever landing on Mars.
In 1999,after 38 years at the bottom of the Atlantic,Astronaut Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 Mercury capsule was lifted to the surface.
JULY 21
In 1899,author Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park,Ill.; poet Hart Crane was born in Garrettsville,Ohio.
In 1944,American forces landed on Guam during World War II.
In 1955,during the Geneva summit,President Eisenhower presented his "openshies" proposal under which the U.S. and the Soviet Union would trade information on each other's military fascilities.
In 1961,Capt.Virgil "Gus" Grissom became the second American to rocket into a suborbital pattern around the earth,flying aboard the Liberty Bell 7.
In 1969,Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin blasted off from the moon aboard the lunar module.
In 1980,draft registration began in the United States for 19 and 20 year old men.
In 1899,author Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park,Ill.; poet Hart Crane was born in Garrettsville,Ohio.
In 1944,American forces landed on Guam during World War II.
In 1955,during the Geneva summit,President Eisenhower presented his "openshies" proposal under which the U.S. and the Soviet Union would trade information on each other's military fascilities.
In 1961,Capt.Virgil "Gus" Grissom became the second American to rocket into a suborbital pattern around the earth,flying aboard the Liberty Bell 7.
In 1969,Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin blasted off from the moon aboard the lunar module.
In 1980,draft registration began in the United States for 19 and 20 year old men.