Lou Gehrig 1903
- 240 BC - Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth using two sticks.
- 1862 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln outlined his Emancipation Proclamation, which outlawed slavery in U.S. territories.
- 1865 - The emancipation of slaves was proclaimed in Texas. Juneteenth!
- 1903 - The young school teacher, Benito Mussolini, was placed under investigation by police in Bern, Switzerland.
- 1910 - The first Father's Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
- 1917 - During World War I, King George V ordered the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames.
- 1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate by democrats!
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