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)
1923 – Comic Strip “Moon Mullins” debuts.
1934 – Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created.
1941 – President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Two Ocean Navy Expansion Act.
1944 – Heavy air raid on US fleet at Guam “Turkey Shoot”
1946 – 1st TV sports/boxing spectacular – Joe Louis knocks out Billy Conn.
1952 – “I’ve Got A Secret” debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host.
1960 – Loretta Lynn records “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl”
1964 – Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes 73-27.
1970 – Jim Bouton’s controversial baseball diary “Ball Four” is published.
1977 – US Open Golf, Southern Hills CC: Hubert Green shoots 2-under 278 to beat Lou Graham by 1 stroke.
1981 – Boeing commercial Chinook, 2-rotor helicopter is certified.
1987 – Supreme Court rules school teaching evolution need not teach creation.
1994 – Detroit Tigers record of hitting home runs in 25 consecutive games.
2006 – Stanley Cup Final, PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC: Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers, 3-1 for a 4-3 series victory. Hurricanes’ first championship.
2011 – US Open Men’s Golf, Congressional CC: Irishman Rory McIlroy wins by 8 strokes ahead of Australian Jason Day, sets 11 tournament records, including lowest total 72-hole score (268) and lowest total under par (-16).
2018 – General Electric is dropped from the Dow Jones Index, the last original member from 1907.
2019 – Senators receive a classified briefing on possible UFO sightings by the US Navy.
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