1899 – New Richmond Tornado: the eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
1909 – “Shine On, Harvest Moon” by Ada Jones & Billy Murray hits #1.
1917 – Secret Service extends protection of the President to include his family.
1931 – Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury.
1935 – Senator Huey Long of Louisiana speaks continuously for 15½ hours in then the Senate’s longest speech (150,000 words)
1936 – 1st 50 KW US radio station (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
1939 – Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.
1944 – US troops march into Carentan/Caumont, Normandy.
1954 – Bill Haley & His Comets release the hit single “Rock Around the Clock”
1957 – Stan Musial plays in 823rd game (new NL consecutive-game streak)
1963 – “Cleopatra” directed by Joseph Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton premieres in New York City, then most expensive film ever made.
1977 – Groundbreaking ceremony for John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts; architect I.M. Pei’s design would take 2 years to build.
1983 – LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Patty Sheehan comes from 7 strokes behind with a final round 66 (-6) to finish 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Sandra Haynie.
1987 – President Ronald Reagan challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin wall.
1991 – NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat LA Lakers 108-101 in Game 5 for first of 3 straight titles; MVP: Michael Jordan in his first NBA Finals appearance.
2002 – 36th CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, and Kenny Chesney.
2009 – TSC: All television broadcasts in the United States switch from analog NTSC to digital transmission.
2016 – Gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State opens fire at gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 48, injuring 53 – worst mass shooting in the United States.
2018 – AT&T’s $85.4 billion takeover of Time Warner can go ahead, according to US District Court judge.
2022 – 75th Tony Awards held live for 1st time since 2019 – Best New Musical “A Strange Loop.” Best New Play “The Lehman Trilogy.”
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