Famous Oxford debate on evolution takes place (1860); Singer and civil rights activist Lena Horne born (1917); Boxing champ Mike Tyson born (1966); HBD Olympic legend Michael Phelps (1985).
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
June 29
Original Globe Theatre burns to the ground (1613); HBD Kawhi Leonard (1991); US Space Shuttle docks with Russian space station for first time (1995); RIP Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn (2003); Apple releases first iPhone (2007).
Monday, June 28, 2021
June 28
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated, sparking World War I (1914); Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I (1919); Stonewall uprising begins (1969); HBD Elon
Musk (1971); RIP basketball coach Pat Summitt (2016).
Friday, June 25, 2021
June 25
Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876); Korean War begins (1950); Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain born (1956); RIP actress and model Farrah Fawcett (2009); Michael Jackson dies from drug overdose administered by his physician, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter (2009).
Thursday, June 24, 2021
June 24
Boxing great Jack Dempsey born (1895); First exhibit by Pablo Picasso opens in Paris (1901); HBD actress Mindy Kaling (1979); RIP comedian Jackie Gleason (1987); HBD soccer star Lionel Messi (1987).
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
June 23
Computer scientist Alan Turing born (1912); Track and field great Wilma Rudolph born (1940); Title IX enacted, bans gender discrimination in public education and sports (1972); RIP polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk (1995); United Kingdom votes to leave the EU (2016).
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)