Monday, June 16, 2025

History for June 16

History for June 16 - On-This-Day.com 
Katherine Graham 1917
  • 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.
  • 1932 - The ban on Nazi storm troopers was lifted by the von Papen government in Germany.
  • 1940 - Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain became the prime minister of the Vichy government of occupied France.
  • 1952 - "Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl" was published in the United States.

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