Discuss the post Celebrity Birthdays and On-This-Day made within our Celebrity News and Gossip forum; Post Snippet: Originally Posted by Xray
June 17th:
1994 - O.J. Simpson drove his Ford Bronco across ...
1994 - O.J. Simpson drove his Ford Bronco across Los Angeles with police in pursuit and millions of people watching live on television. After the slow-speed chase ended Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
1991 - The 100th episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" aired.
1980 - Led Zeppelin began their last tour.
1972 - Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee, in an attempt by some members of the Republican party to illegally wiretap the opposition.
1940 - France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II.
1944 - Iceland becomes independent from Denmark and forms a republic.
1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.
1856 - The Republican Party opened its first national convention in Philadelphia.
1775 - The British took Bunker Hill outside of Boston.
Venus Williams (Tennis player) 1980 Christy Canyon (pornstar 1984-2005) 1966 Jason Patric (Sleepers, Speed 2, Narc, he turned down the role of Jesus in The Passion) 1966 Greg Kinnear (The Gift, We Were Soldiers, Stuck On You) 1963 Joe Piscopo (SNL) 1951 Barry Manilow 1946 Tommy Franks (American General who led the attack on Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003) 1945 Newt Gingrich (Republican Speaker of the House 1995-99) 1943 M.C. Escher (artist of many optical illusions, including the crazy stairs) 1898 Igor Stravinsky (Russian classical composer) 1882
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Originally Posted by steely
I found June 17 on page 26...any chance you could sync this thing with the current day of the month?
1999 - Walt Disney's "Tarzan" opened. Phil Collins performed the songs.
1996 - Beck Campbell's sixth album "Odelay", (his second major-label release) with the singles "Where It's At" and "Devil's Haircut", was released.
1983 - Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
1981 - AIDS is identified.
1961 - "Gunsmoke" was broadcast for the last time on CBS radio.
1948 - Columbia Records publicly unveiled its new long-playing phonograph record, the 33 1/3, in New York City.
1918 - Allied forces on the Western Front began their largest counter-attack against the German army.
1873 - Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote for a U.S. President.
1815 - At the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon was defeated by an international army under the Duke of Wellington. Napoleon abdicated on June 22.
1812 - The War of 1812 began as the U.S. declared war against Great Britain. The conflict began over trade restrictions.
1778 - Britain evacuated Philadelphia during the U.S. Revolutionary War.
Nathan Morris (Boys II Men) 1971 Randy Spears (straight male pornstar 1988-) 1961 Carol Kane ("Taxi" series) 1952 Chris Van Allsburg (author and illustrator of "Jumanji", "Zathura", "Polar Express") 1949 Roger Ebert (movie reviewer "Two Thumbs Up") 1942 Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings) 1942
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day Union General Gordon Granger and 2,000 federal troops arrived on Galveston Island to take possession of the state and enforce slaves' new freedoms. Juneteenth celebrates the abolition of slavery in Texas.
1998 - A study released said that smoking more than doubles risks of developing dementia and Alzheimer's.
1989 - The movie "Batman" premiered. The soundtrack featured songs by Prince.
1981 - "Superman II" set the all-time, one-day record for theater box-office receipts when it took in $5.5 million.
1978 - Garfield was in newspapers around the U.S. for the first time.
1976 - Wild Cherry released "Play That Funky Music."
1934 - The U.S. Congress established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The commission was to regulate decency on radio and (later) TV broadcasting.
Poppy Montgomery (Australian actress in the American series "Without a Trace") 1972 Paula Abdul ["Straight Up (song)", "American Idol" judge] 1962 Kathleen Turner 1954 Ann Wilson (singer for Heart: "Barracuda", "Magic Man", "What About Love", "These Dreams", "All I Want To Do Is Make Love To You") 1950 Phylicia Rashad (Acted as Bill Cosby's wife in two sitcoms: "The Cosby Show", and later, "Cosby") 1948 Lou Gherig (baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a new disease that was later named after him) 1903 Guy Lombardo (big band/swing leader who led New Year's Eve celebrations for decades) 1902 Moe Howard (3 Stooges) 1897
2003 - Popular internet information database "Wikipedia" is created.
2001 - Barry Bonds, of the San Francisco Giants, hit his 38th home run of the season. The home run broke the major league baseball record for homers before the midseason All-Star break.
1994 - In Los Angeles, O.J. Simpson pled innocent to the killing of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
1989 - The "Batman Motion Picture Soundtrack" was released by Prince.
1980 - "It's Still Rock & Roll" became Billy Joel's first #1 hit.
1963 - "Leave it to Beaver" series ends.
1948 - "Toast of the Town" debuted on CBS-TV. The show was hosted by Ed Sullivan. The name of the show was eventually changed to "The Ed Sullivan Show."
1893 - A jury in New Bedford, MA, found Lizzie Borden innocent of the ax murders of her father and stepmother.
1863 - West Virginia became the 35th state to join the U.S.
1837 - Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.
1793 - Eli Whitney applied for a cotton gin patent. He received the patent nearly a year later on March 14. The cotton gin initiated the American mass-production concept.
451 A.D. - Roman and Barbarian warriors brought Attila's army to a halt at the Catalaunian Plains in eastern France.
Nicole Kidman 1967 Tress McNeille (voices Agnes Skinner on "The Simpsons" and Tinny Tim & Mom on "Futurama") 1951 John Goodman ("Rosanne" series) 1952 Lionel Richie (singer for The Commodores, sang "Hello", "Three Times a Lady", and "Endless Love", father of Nicole Richie) 1949 Anne Murray (sang "Snowbird", "Killing Me Softly", and "Could I Have This Dance?") 1945 Brian Wilson (singer for The Beach Boys) 1942 John Mahoney (Marty Crane on "Fraiser" series) 1940 Martin Landau (acted in "Misison Impossible" series, and movies "North By Northwest", "Ed Wood", and "Cleopatra") 1931 Chet Atkins (played guitar for many country and pop singers in the 1940s-70s) 1924
2003 - The fifth Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," was published by J.K. Rowling.
1989 - New Kids on the Block released "Hangin' Tough."
1981 - "Indiana Jones' Raiders of the Lost Ark" opened.
1975 - James Taylor's "How Sweet It Is" was released.
1955 - Johnny Cash's first single, "Cry Cry Cry," was released. It was backed by "Hey, Porter" which became his first hit.
1954 - The American Cancer Society reported significantly higher death rates among cigarette smokers than among non-smokers.
1948 - Columbia Records began the first mass production of the 33 1/3 RPM LP.
1788 - The U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.
Prince William of the UK 1982 Juliette Lewis ("Natural Born Killers", "Cape Fear", "Old School") 1976 Meredith Baxter (mother on "Family Ties" series) 1947 Ray Davies (leader of The Kinks, wote, sang, guitarist on "You Really Got Me", "Lola", etc.) 1947 Jane Russell (showed controversial cleavage in Howard Hughes' movie "The Outlaw" in 1947) 1921
2001 - The final episode of "Xena: Warrior Princess" aired. The show, starring Lucy Lawless, aired 134 episodes over 6 seasons.
1998 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that evidence illegally obtained by authorities could be used at revocation hearings for a convicted criminal's parole.
1981 - Mark David Chapman pled guilty to killing John Lennon. He was sentenced to life in prison, without parole.
1978 - James W. Christy and Robert S. Harrington discovered the only known moon of (ex-planet) Pluto. The moon is named Charon.
1970 - U.S. President Richard Nixon signed 26th amendment, lowering the voting age to 18.
1969 - Blind Faith's first and only LP was released. The British supergroup consisted of: Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream), Ginger Baker (Cream), Ric Grech (Family), and Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis, Traffic). The album was controversial due to the cover featuring a topless 11-year-old girl.
1969 - Judy Garland ("The Wizard of Oz") died from an accidental overdose of prescription sleeping aids. She was 47.
1964 - The U.S. Supreme Court voted that Henry Miller’s book, "Tropic of Cancer", could not be banned.
1963 - The Safaris' "Wipe Out" was released.
1959 - Chuck Berry's "Memphis" was released.
1933 - Germany became a one political party country when Hitler banned parties other than the Nazis.
1870 - The U.S. Congress created the Department of Justice.
1772 - Slavery was outlawed in England.
Stacy Warengo aka Smokie Flame (Pornstar 2004-) 1983 Donald Faison ("Scrubs") 1974 Carson Daly ("Total Request Live" host now has a daily talk show at 1:30 am) 1973 Dan Brown (author of "Angels and Demons" and the sequel "The DaVinci Code") 1964 Bruce Campbell (B-movie actor: "The Evil Dead Trilogy") 1958 Tim Russ (played Tuvok on "Voyager") 1956 Cyndi Lauper (singer of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and "Time After Time." In 1985, music critics predicted she would be more successful and longer-lasting than Madonna) 1953 Maryl Streep ("Death Becomes Her", "The River Wild", "Out of Africa", "The Devil Wears Prada") 1949 Lindsay Wagner ("The Bionic Woman") 1949 Ed Bradley ("60 Minutes") 1941 Kris Kristofferson (Country/pop singer/songwriter was also an actor) 1936 Billy Wilder (director of the Oscar-winner "The Apartment") 1906 John Dillinger (1930s bank robber was #1 on FBI Most Wanted list) 1903
1993 - Lorena Bobbitt of Prince William County, VA, sexually mutilated her husband, John, after he allegedly raped her.
1992 - John Gotti, the famous mob boss, was sentenced in New York to life in prison after being convicted of racketeering, tax evasion, conspiracy to commit murder, and illegal gambling.
1989 - The movie "Batman" was released nationwide.
1964 - The burned car of three civil rights workers was found prompting the FBI to begin a search. The men had been missing since June 21, 1964. Their bodies were found on August 4, 1964.
1868 - Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention that he called a "Type-Writer."
1860 - The U.S. Secret Service was created to arrest counterfeiters.
Monica Sweetheart (Pornstar 1999-) 1981 Jason Mraz (singer of "The Remedy") 1977 Selma Blair (TV: "Zoe, Duncan, Jack, and Jane" as Zoe, movies: "Cruel Intentions", "Legally Blond", "Storytelling", "The Sweetest Thing", "A Guy Thing") 1972 Francis McDormand ("Fargo", "Aeon Flux", "North Country", "The Man Who Wasn't There") 1957 Randy Jackson (Music producer and judge on "American Idol") 1956 June Carter Cash (Country singer married Johnny Cash) 1929 Alfred Kinsey (Sex researcher and therapist) 1894 Johannes Gutenberg (Invented the printing press with movable type and printed the first Bible) 1400
1972 - "I Am Woman," by Helen Reddy, was released.
1964 - The Federal Trade Commission announced that starting in 1965, cigarette manufactures would be required to include warnings on their packaging about the harmful effects of smoking.
1940 - TV cameras were used for the first time in a political convention as the Republicans convened in Philadelphia, PA. Wendell Willkie ended up losing to Franklin Roosevelt.
1922 - The American Professional Football Association took the name of The National Football League (NFL).
1844 - Charles Goodyear was granted patent #3,633 for vulcanized rubber.
1793 - The first republican constitution in France was adopted.
Minka Kelly ("Friday Night Lights", "What I Like About You") 1980 Petra Nemcova (Victoria's Secret model) 1979 Chennin Blanc [pornstar (1996-) known for playing milf-type characters] 1968 Hope Sandoval (singer for Mazzy Star: "Blue Flower", "Fade Into You", "Happy", "Flowers In December", and solo) 1966 Curt Smith (singer and bassist of Tears For Fears: "Shout", "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", "Mad World") 1961 Betsy Randle (The mother Amy Matthews on "Boy Meets World") 1955 Peter Weller (Christopher Henderson on season 3 of "24", Chuck Taggert on "Odyssey 5") 1947 George Pataki (governor of NY state from 1995-2007) 1945 Mick Fleetwood (drummer for Fleetwood Mac) 1942 Michele Lee (TV's "Knots Landing") 1942
1999 - The final episode of thirty-five year old daytime drama "Another World" airs on NBC.
1998 - Microsoft's "Windows 98" was released to the public.
1992 - Billy Joel got his high school diploma. He had overslept and missed English and Gym finals 25 years before.
1990 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of an individual, whose wishes are clearly made, to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment. "The right to die" decision was made in the Curzan vs. Missouri case.
1984 - The soundtrack "Purple Rain" by Prince, was released five weeks ahead of the film. Singles included "Purple Rain", "Let's Go Crazy", and "When Doves Cry."
1973 - White House Counsel John Dean admitted that U.S. President Nixon took part in the Watergate cover-up.
1969 - The Hollies recorded "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," with a then-unknown Elton John playing piano.
1966 - "Dark Shadows" began running on ABC-TV. The daily, daytime soap opera, which featured vampires, witches, and werewolves lasted 5 years and 1000+ episodes.
1962 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the use of unofficial non-denominational prayer in public schools was unconstitutional.
1951 - In New York, the first regular commercial color TV transmissions were presented on CBS using the FCC-approved CBS Color System. The public did not own color TVs at the time.
1950 - North Korea invaded South Korea initiating the Korean War.
1917 - The first American fighting troops landed in France.
1876 - Lt. Col. Custer and the 210 men of U.S. 7th Cavalry were killed by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians at Little Big Horn in Montana. The event is known as "Custer's Last Stand."
1867 - Lucien B. Smith patented the first barbed wire.
1788 - Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution and became the 10th state of the United States.
Piper Fawn aka Faith Lightspeed aka Gabina Nubiles aka Ariel aka Gabriella Lupin (pornstar and nude model) 1984 Linda Cardellini ("Freaks and Geeks", "ER", "Scooby-Doo Movies", "Brokeback Mountain") 1975 George Michael (singer for Wham!) 1963 Ricky Gervais (comedian, creator of the TV series "The Office" in Britain) 1961 Jimmie Walker (J.J. Evans from TV's "Good Times" often said "Dyno-MITE!") 1949 Carly Simon (sang "You're So Vain") 1945 June Lockhart (played the mom on "Lassie" and "Lost in Space") 1925 George Orwell (author of "1984" and "Animal Farm") 1903
2007 - The Internet Radio Day of Silence occurs, protesting copyright royalty rate increase approved by the Copyright Royalty Board.
1998 - At 10 a.m. PDT, Marcy Playground debuted the video for "Saint Joe On The Schoolbus," on the Internet. It was the first music video to do so.
1987 - The movie "Dragnet," starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks, opened in the U.S.
1985 - The album, "Big River," by Roger Miller, became the first soundtrack album to be recorded in Nashville, TN. It was the soundtrack for the play about Huck Finn.
1964 - The album, "A Hard Day’s Night," was released by The Beatles, featuring the title track and "Can't Buy Me Love."
1948 - The Berlin Airlift began as the U.S., Britain and France started ferrying supplies to the isolated western sector of Berlin.
1900 - A commission that included Dr. Walter Reed began the fight against the deadly disease yellow fever.
1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr.
1498 - The toothbrush was invented.
Jeff Frankenstein (Keyboardist for the Newsboys: "Shine", "Breakfast", "Wherever We Go That's Where the Party's At", "Something Beautiful", "A Million Pieces") 1974 Derek Jeter (NY Yankees shortstop) 1974 Gretchen Wilson (Redneck country music singer) 1973 Chris Isaak (singer: "Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing", "Wicked Game") 1956 Abner Doubleday (modernized the rules for baseball in Cooperstown, NY in 1839) 1819
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