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1897 – Herbert Henry Dow founds Dow Chemical in Midland, Michigan.

1917 – First units of the American Expeditionary Force, commanded by General John J. Pershing, is ordered to France.

1917 – Congress passes Selective Service Act, authorizing the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War 1 through compulsory enlistment.

1927 – Ritz Hotel opens in Boston, Massachusetts.

1933 – First Major League Baseball All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park; to be played as part of the Chicago World’s Fair; fans to pick players.

1942 – New York City ends night baseball games for rest of WWII.

1953 – Jacqueline Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier.

1956 – Mickey Mantle hits home run from both sides of plate for record 3rd time.

1963 -“If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul hits #1.

1967 – Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington approves of the Butler Act (for “Monkey Law”) – prohibiting the teaching of evolution, upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial.

1969 – Apollo 10 launches from Kentucky Space Center and later transmits the 1st color pictures of Earth from space.

1972 – Basketball player John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded.

1974 – Novelty song “The Streak” by Ray Stevens hits #1.

1980 – Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state, causing the largest landslide in history, killing 57 people and costing $1 billion in damage.

1986 – “Singin’ in the Rain” closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 367 performances.

1997 – LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, DuPont CC: Christa Johnson wins her only major title on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff over Leta Lindley.

1998 – United States v. Microsoft: The United States Department of Justice and 20 U.S. states file an antitrust case against Microsoft.

2008 – 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood win.

2018 – Santa Fe High School shooting: 17 year-old shooter kills 10 and injures 10 in Santa Fe, Texas.

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