Thursday, June 16, 2016

History for June 16


History for June 16 - On-This-Day.com:
Stan Laurel 1890, Erich Segal 1937, Billy 'Crash' Craddock 1939 - Country singer


Roberto Duran 1951 - Boxer, Phil Mickelson 1970 - Golf player, Tupac Shakur 1971 - Rapper


0455 - Rome was sacked by the Vandal army.


1858 - In a speech in Springfield, IL, U.S. Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved. He declared, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."


1884 - At Coney Island, in Brooklyn, NY, the first roller coaster in America opened.


1903 - Ford Motor Company was incorporated.


1925 - France accepted a German proposal for a security pact.






1952 - "My Little Margie" debuted on CBS-TV.


1963 - 26-year-old Valentina Tereshkova went into orbit aboard the Vostok 6 spacecraft for three days. She was the first female space traveler.


1980 - The movie "The Blues Brothers" opened in Chicago, IL.

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