Today in History
1862 Slavery outlawed in US territories
1865 Union General Gordon Granger declares slaves are free in Texas, now the date the end of slavery is celebrated across the US as Juneteenth
1900 Republican Party nominates President William McKinley for re-election, but chooses a new candidate for Vice-President, Theodore Roosevelt
1910 Father’s Day celebrated for 1st time (Spokane, Washington)
1934 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created
1944 Five of the “The Magnificent Eleven” photos taken by Robert Capa during the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach, Normandy first published in “Life Magazine”
1961 US Supreme Court struck down a provision in Maryland’s constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God
1964 Luther Burbank Home and Gardens, home of the famous horticulturist, is designated a National Historical Landmark in Santa Rosa, California
1991 Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar surrenders to police
2017 First full genetic study of cats published in “Nature Ecology and Evolution”, reveals domesticated 9,000 years ago, descended from one species (African wildcat)
2017 Bexit negotiations begin between United Kingdom and the European Union in Brussels
2018 General Electric is dropped form the Dow Jones Index, the last original member from 1907
Movies & TV
1952 “I’ve Got A Secret” debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host
1956 Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin end partnership after 16 films
1973 “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” stage production first opens in London
1992 “Batman Returns”, starring Michael Keaton as Batman, Danny Devito as the Penguin, and Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, is released
2009 “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox is released
2015 Pixar’s animated film “Inside Out” is released with voices by Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling
Sports
1846 First offically recognized baseball game (played by Cartwright Rules) - NY Nines 23 defeat Knickerbockers 1 at Hoboken, New Jersey
1989 Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma’s football team
Birthdays
1903 Lou Gehrig, American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (6 x World Series, 2 x AL MVP), born in NYC, New York (d. 1941)
1978 Garfield the Cat, animated character “Big fat hairy deal”
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