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1998 - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000 ...
1998 - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000 people.
1996 - Christian songwriter John Tesh hosted "Entertainment Tonight" for the last time.
1989 - Prince released the single "Batdance" from the "Batman Soundtrack."
1978 - Led Zeppelin began recording "In Through the Out Door," including the single "All My Love."
1968 - The Beatles began recording the "White Album."
1967 - At the Ascot Park in Gardena, California, daredevil Evel Knievel jumps his motorcycle over 16 cars lined-up in a row.
1922 - The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.
1911 - Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis Sweepstakes. The 500-mile auto race later became known as the Indianapolis 500. Harroun's average speed was 74.59 miles per hour.
1896 - The first automobile accident occurred. It was in New York City.
1868 - Memorial Day was observed for the first time in the U.S.
1854 - The U.S. territories of Nebraska and Kansas were established.
1848 - W.G. Young patented the ice cream freezer.
1539 - Hernando de Soto, the Spanish explorer, landed in Florida with 600 soldiers to search for gold.
1431 - Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France, at the age of 19.
Robyn Bewersdorf aka Tiffany Teen (Internet model retired in early 2006) 1984 Wynonna Judd (country singer) 1964 Marie Fredriksson (singer for the Swedish rock group Roxette: "The Look", "Listen To Your Heart", "Joyride", "Sleeping in My Car", "June Afternoon") 1958 Keir Dullea (played an astronaut battling the computer HAL in "2001: Space Odyssey") 1936 Benny Goodman (Big band bandleader) 1909 Mel Blanc (voiced Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck) 1908
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World "No Tobacco" day
2005 - William Mark Felt admits in the magazine Vanity Fair that he is the anonymous source "Deep Throat" in the Watergate scandal.
2000 - Janet Jackson announced that she was getting a divorce from dancer Rene Elizondo. The marriage had been kept secret for nine years.
1992 - The final episode of "Night Court" aired on NBC. The half-hour comedy had aired 193 episodes over 9 seasons.
1990 - The first episode of "Seinfeld" aired on NBC.
1982 - Survivor released the single "Eye of the Tiger."
1979 - Zimbabwe, Africa proclaimed its independence.
1976 - The Who played at the Charlton Athletic Grounds in England and make the Guinness Book of World Records as the loudest rock band ever. Their set measured 76,000 watts and 120 decibels.
1970 - An earthquake in Peru killed tens of thousands of people.
1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded "Give Peace a Chance" during their Montreal bed-in.
1961 - South Africa became an independent republic.
1956 - Buddy Holly was inspired to write "That'll Be the Day" after he saw the John Wayne movie "The Searchers."
1955 - The U.S. Supreme Court ordered that all states must end racial segregation "with all deliberate speed."
1909 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held its first conference.
1902 - The Boer War ended between the Boers of South Africa and Great Britain with the Treaty of Vereeniging.
1884 - Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patented "flaked cereal."
1879 - New York's Madison Square Garden opened.
Colin Farrell (Irish actor in "Daredevil" and "Phone Booth") 1976 Brooke Shields ("Blue Lagoon", "Suddenly Susan") 1965 Lea Thompson ("Back To The Future", "Caroline in the City") 1961 John Bonham (Drummer for Led Zeppelin) 1948 Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul, and Mary; "Puff the Magic Dragon") 1938 Clint Eastwood ("Dirty Harry", "Million Dollar baby") 1930
2007 - Dr. Jack Kevorkian was released from prison after serving eight years of his 10-25 year prison term for second-degree murder in the 1998 assisted death of Thomas Youk, 52, of Oakland County, Michigan.
1989 - Disney World's "Typhoon Lagoon" water slide park opened.
1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station.
1973 - The James Bond movie "Live and Let Die" opened.
1967 - In Britain, "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released by the Beatles. It was released June 2 in the U.S.
1966 - The final episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" aired.
1961 - Radio listeners in New York, California, and Illinois were introduced to FM multiplex stereo broadcasting. A year later the FCC made this a standard.
1954 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Linus' security blanket made its debut.
1938 - Superman, the world's first super hero, appeared in the first issue of Action Comics.
1938 - Baseball helmets were worn for the first time.
1869 - Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric voting machine.
1861 - The first skirmish of the U.S. Civil War took place at the Fairfax Court House, Virginia.
1796 - Tennessee became the 16th state of the U.S
1792 - Kentucky became the 15th state of the U.S.
Alanis Morisette ("You Oughta Know", "Ironic", "You Learn", "Thank You", "Hands Clean" "Everything") 1974 Heidi Klum (Victoria's Secret model) 1973 Teri Polo ("Meet the Parents and Fockers") 1969 Mark Curry (comedian played Mr. Cooper on "Hanging With Mr. Cooper") 1964 Rene Auberjonois (He played Odo on "Deep Space Nine") 1940 Morgan Freeman ("Bruce Almighty", "The Shawshank Redemption", "Seven" "The Sum of All Fears", "Along Came A Spider", "March of the Penguins", "Million Dollar Baby") 1937 Andy Griffith 1926 Marilyn Monroe 1926
1999 - The final episode of "Deep Space Nine" aired. The series had aired 176 episodes over 7 seasons.
1998 - Voters in California passed Proposition 227. The act abolished the state's 30-year-old bilingual education program by requiring that all children be taught in English.
1997 - Timothy McVeigh was found guilty of the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City in which 168 people were killed.
1967 - In the U.S., "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released by the Beatles.
1924 - All Native Americans were granted U.S. citizenship by the U.S. Congress.
1896 - Guglieimo Marconi's radio was patented in the U.S.
1886 - Grover Cleveland became the first U.S. president to get married while in office.
Freddy Adu (The youngest pro sports player ever, signed on with US pro soccer/football team at 14) 1989 Jewel Staite (Kaylee on "Firefly", she was also on "Wonderfalls") 1982 Keely Coles aka Kacey Kox or Sweet Kacey (Pornstar 2000-, her pornstar name comes from her real name's initials) 1982 Nikki Cox ("Las Vegas") 1978 Wentworth Miller (Michael Schofield on "Prison Break", The Devil on "Joan of Arcadia", also was on "Popular") 1972 Wayne Brady ("Whose Line is it Anyway?" comedian had his own short-lived talk show) 1972 Dana Carvey ("SNL" member was in "Wayne's World" and was the "Master of Disguises") 1955 Jerry Mathers (played Theodore Cleaver on "Leave it to Beaver") 1948 Stacey Keach (He was on "Mike Hammer", "Prison Break") 1941 Johnny Weissmuller (Olympic swimmer played Tarzan in several movies) 1904 Sir Edward Elgar (wrote "The Pomp and Circumstance Marches", the music played at every graduation) 1857
1992 - Bill Clinton, while campaigning for U.S. President, played saxophone on the "Arsenio Hall Show".
1969 - The final episode of "Star Trek" aired on NBC.
1987 - George Michael's "I Want Your Sex" was banned by the BBC.
1972 - The Eagles' "Take It Easy" was released.
1967 - The Doors "Light My Fire" was released.
1888 - "Casey at the Bat" the poem by Ernest Lawrence Thayer was first published.
1800 - John Adams moved to Washington, DC. He was the first President to live in what later became the capital of the United States.
1784 - The United States Congress created the United States Army.
1539 - Hernando De Soto claimed Florida for Spain.
Lalaine Vergara-Paras (Hilary Duff's friend on "Lizzie McGuire") 1987 Nadia Hilton (Pornstar 2005-) 1983 Cheyenne Silver (pornstar 1999-2003) 1981 Anderson Cooper (Host of the political talk show "360") 1967 Allen Ginsberg (Beatnik poet) 1926 Jefferson Davis (President of the Confederacy during the US Civil War) 1808
2003 - Amazon.com announced that it had received more than 1 million pre-orders for the book "Harry Potter 5: The Order of the Phoenix." The released date was planned for June 21.
2003 - Martha Stewart was indicted on federal charges of using illegal privileged information and then obrstructing an investigation. She resigned as chairman and chief executive officer of her company the same day.
1997 - The final episode of "Married With Children" aired. The sitcom aired 262 episodes over 11 seasons.
1996 - Metallica's album "Load" was released. Singles included "Hero of the Day", "Mama Said", and "Until It Sleeps."
1989 - In Beijing, Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square to crush the pro-democracy movement. It is believed that hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators were killed.
1984 - Bruce Springsteen released his "Born in the USA" album. Singles included the title track, "I'm On Fire", "Dancing in the Dark", and "Glory Days."
1981 - The final episode of "The Waltons" aired. The sitcom aired 228 episodes over 9 seasons.
1977 - Supertramp's "Give A Little Bit" was released.
1974 - The Cleveland Indians had "Ten Cent Beer Night". Due to the drunken and unruly fans the Indians forfeited to the Texas Rangers.
1942 - The Battle of Midway began. It was the first major victory for America over Japan during World War II. The battle ended on June 6 and ended Japanese expansion in the Pacific.
1940 - The British completed the evacuation of 300,000 troops at Dunkirk, France.
1939 - The first shopping cart was introduced by Sylvan Goldman in Oklahoma City, OK. It was actually a folding chair that had been mounted on wheels.
1924 - An eternal light was dedicated at Madison Square in New York City in memory of all New York soldiers who died in World War I.
1919 - The U.S. Senate passed the Women's Suffrage bill, granting women the right to vote.
1918 - During WW1, French and American troops halted Germany's offensive at Chateau-Thierry, France.
Megan QT (stage name of an internet model) 1984 Jenaveve Jolie (pornstar 2004-) 1984 Angelina Jolie 1975 Horatio Sanz ("SNL" 1998-2006) 1974 Noah Wyle ("ER") 1971 Holly Body [Pornstar (1992-) known for playing milf-type characters] 1970 Dr. Ruth Westheimer (radio therapist) 1928
2007 - Australia has a widespread internet outage.
1981 - In the U.S., the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five men in Los Angeles were suffering from a rare pneumonia found in patients with weakened immune systems. They were the first recognized cases of what came to be known as AIDS.
1975 - Egypt reopened the Suez Canal to international shipping, eight years after it was closed because of the 1967 war with Israel.
1971 - James Taylor's "You've Got A Friend" was released.
1968 - U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy was mortally shot in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy died early the next morning.
1967 - The Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan began.
1924 - Ernst F. W. Alexanderson transmitted the first facsimile (fax) message across the Atlantic Ocean.
1917 - American men began registering for the World War I draft.
1851 - Harriet Beecher Stow published the first installment of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in "The National Era" magazine.
1783 - A hot-air balloon was demonstrated by Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier. It reached a height of 1,500 feet.
1752 - Benjamin Franklin flew a kite to demonstrate that lightning was a form of electricity.
Roxy Jezel (Pornstar 2003-) 1982 Venus Rising (Pornstar 1998-) 1978 Anna Nova (Pornstar 2001-) 1975 Mark Whalberg (sang "Good Vibrations" as Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, actor: "The Planet of the Apes", "Boogie Nights", "The Italian Job", "The Departed", "Three Kings", "Shooter", "The Perfect Storm") 1971 Brian McKnight (R&B/pop/soul/soft rock singer wrote and recorded "Back At One") 1969 Ron Livingston ("Office Space", "Standoff", "Sex and the City", "Band of Brothers") 1968 Ken Gorelick aka Kenny G (Jazz saxophone player) 1956 Ken Follett (author of: "The Eye of the Needle", "Jackdaws", "The Pillars of the Earth") 1949
2005 - The United States Supreme Court ruled that federal authorities could prosecute sick people who smoke marijuana on doctor's orders. The ruling concluded that state medical marijuana laws did not protect uses from the federal ban on the drug.
1990 - A Federal judge in Florida declared that 2 Live Crew's "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" LP was obscene.
1978 - "20/20" debuted on ABC.
1972 - David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" was released.
1971 - "The Ed Sullivan Show" aired for the last time. It was canceled after 23 years on the air. Gladys Knight and the Pips were the musical guests on show.
1970 - Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young's "Teach Your Children" was released.
1968 - U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at 1:44am in Los Angeles after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy was was shot the evening before while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1960 - Roy Orbison's "Only the Lonely" was released in the U.S.
1944 - The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops were involved.
1942 - Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of Midway. The battle had begun on June 4.
1936 - The first helicopter was tested in a building in Berlin, Germany.
1933 - In Camden, NJ, the first drive-in movie theater opened.
1932 - In the U.S., the first federal tax on gasoline went into effect. It was a penny per gallon.
1925 - Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Percy Chrysler.
1884 - The first roller-coaster opened.
1882 - The first electric iron was patented by H.W. Seely.
1844 - The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.
Gianna Michaels (Pornstar 2004-) 1983 Staci Keenan (played Dana on "Step By Step") 1975 Leanni Lei (Philippine-American pornstar 1997-2006) 1973 Bjorn Borg (Swedish tennis player won Wimbledon 5 years in a row) 1956 Sandra Bernhard (comedian) 1955 Harvey Fierstein (gravelly-voiced actor in "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Death To Smoochy", "Independence Day", "Mulan") 1952 Gary Graham ("Alien Nation", "Enterprise") 1950
2002 - In Chicago, IL, R. Kelly ("I Believe I Can Fly") was booked on child pornography charges.
2001 - Tony Blair's Labour Party wins another landslide victory in the General Election in Great Britain.
2000 - The "Prince: A Celebration" party began at Paisley Park Studios in Minneapolis. The weeklong event was in celebration of The Artist reclaiming his name "Prince" after a 7-year battle with Warner Brothers.
1993 - Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol to protest his recored company.
1993 - The ground breaking ceremony was held for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, OH.
1978 - Prince's first single "Soft and Wet" was released from his debut album "For You."
1976 - "The NBC Nightly News", with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, aired for the first time.
1969 - Johnny Cash debuted his own network show on CBS-TV. The musical variety show then ran 58 episodes over 2 years.
1929 - The sovereign state of Vatican City came into existence as copies of the Lateran Treaty were exchanged in Rome.
1775 - The United Colonies changed their name to the United States.
Jeremy Suarez (Jordan on "The Bernie Mac Show") 1993 Anna Kournikova (Pro tennis player wasn't very good, so she became a model) 1981 Larisa Oleynik ("The Secret World of Alex Mack", "10 Things I Hate About You") 1981 Karl Urban ("The Lord of the Rings") 1972 Dave Navarro (guitarist for Janes's Addiction and The Red Hot Chili Peppers, married and divorced Carmen Electra) 1967 Mick Foley (wrestler) 1965 Prince Rogers Nelson (Pop/rock guitarist: "Let's Go Crazy", "Raspberry Beret", "U Got the Look", "1999", "Musicology", "Fury", "The Most Beautiful Girl", "7", "Purple Rain", "Guitar") 1958 Liam Neeson ("Schindler's List", "Star Wars") 1952 Jenny Jones (90s day time talk show host) 1946 Tom Jones (sang "It's Not Unusual") 1940 Dean Martin (singer, part of the Rat Pack) 1917 Jessica Tandy ("Driving Miss Daisy") 1909
2000 - Sinead O'Connor revealed that she was a lesbian in an article that would later be published by "Curve" in their July-August 2000 issue.
1990 - Mariah Carey released her self-titled debut album. Singles included "Vision of Love", and "Love Takes Time."
1979 - The final episode of "Welcome Back, Kotter" aired on ABC.
1968 - James Earl Ray was captured at the London Airport. He was suspected of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
1965 - U.S. troops in South Vietnam were given orders to begin fighting offensively.
1963 - The Essex released "Easier Said Than Done."
1869 - Ives W. McGaffey received a U.S. patent for the suction vacuum cleaner.
1786 - In New York City, commercial ice cream was manufactured for the first time.
632 - The prophet Mohammed died.
452 - Italy was invaded by Attila the Hun.
Sara Watkins (fiddle player/singer for Nickel Creek: "When You Come Back Down", "This Side", "When In Rome", "The Lighthouse's Tale", "The Hand Song") 1981 Derek Trucks [Guitarist: "The Allman Brothers (Reunion)", solo] 1979 Lexa Doig ("Andromeda", "Stargate SG-1") 1973 Kelli Williams ("The Practice") 1970 Julianna Margulies ("E.R.") 1966 Keenan Ivory Wayans ("In Living Color") 1958 Tim Berners-Lee (He invented the World Wide Web, NOT Al Gore) 1955 Gaynor Hopkins aka Bonnie Tyler (sang the 1984 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart") 1951 Nancy Sinatra (Frank's daughter sang "These Boots") 1940 Joan Rivers (Old bag who interviews celebs on the Red Carpet) 1933 Jerry Stiller (Ben's father, "Seinfeld", "King of Queens") 1927 Barbara Bush (President George Bush, Sr.'s wife) 1925
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