1586 English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, NC.
1862 – Slavery outlawed in US territories.
1868 – Maj. Gen. E. R. S. Canby removes mayor of Columbia, SC.
1897 – Wee Willie Keeler’s 44 game hitting steak ends.
1900 – In the USA, the Republican Party nominate President William McKinley for re-election, but choose a new candidate for Vice-President: Theodore Roosevelt.
1910 – Father’s Day celebrated for 1st time (Spokane, Washington)
1923 – Comic Strip “Moon Mullins” debuts.
1926 – DeFord Bailey is 1st black to perform on Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry.
1934 – Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created.
1940 – “Brenda Star”, 1st cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago.
1941 – Cheerios Cereal invents an O-shaped cereal.
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.
1960 – Loretta Lynn records “Honky Tonk Girl”
1961 – US Supreme Court struck down a provision in Maryland’s constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God.
1977 – 77th US Golf Open: Hubert Green shoots a 278 at Southern Hills, Tulsa.
1987 – Supreme Court rules school teaching evolution need not teach creation.
1989 – Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma’s football team.
1992 – “Batman Returns” is released in USA movie theaters.
2005 – 105th US Golf Open: Michael Campbell shoots at 280 at Pinehurst Golf Resort, NC.
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