- 1777] The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopts the Stars and Stripes as our national flag (6/14)...1893] Philadelphia observes the first 'Flag Day' (6/14)...
- 1904] More than 1,000 die when fire erupts aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City's East River (6/15)...
- 1911] Debuted on this date: The Computing-Tabulating Recording Co. is incorporated in the state of New York. That company will later change its name to the International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) (6/16)...1948] WPIX-TV (11) begins broadcasting in New York City (6/15)...1969] "Hee Haw" debuts on CBS-TV hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark (6/15)...1973] "American Graffiti (Where were you in '62?)" premieres in New York City (6/15)...
- 1912] Christy Mathewson pitches a no-hitter and wins his 300th game (6/13)...1921] Babe Ruth pitches 5 innings in a Yankee victory over Detroit and hits 2 home runs to boot (6/13)...1938] Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer spoils Ebbets Field's first night game by pitching his second consecutive no-hitter (6/15). This record will never be broken. To be broken, a pitcher would have to pitch 3 consecutive no-hitters...1948] The Red Sox play their 1st night game at Fenway before 34,510 happy fans as Boston beats Chicago 5-3 (6/13)...1949] Babe Ruth bows out at Yankee Stadium as his #3 is retired (6/13)...1977] The Mets do the unthinkable, trading Tom Seaver to Cincinnati for Pat Zachry, Steve Henderson, Doug Flynn and Dan Norman (6/15). The Mets will reacquire Seaver in 1983...2003] Roger Clemens wins his 300th game and becomes the 3rd pitcher to reach 4,000 strikeouts (6/13)...
- 1935] The Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, a 29-year old New Jersey longshoreman wins the world heavyweight championship in a 15-round decision over Max Baer (6/13). Braddock will wear the crown for 2 years before losing it to Joe Lewis...
- 1953] "There's a time for joy, a time for tears": Elvis Presley graduates from L.C. Humes High School in Memphis (6/14)...
- 1972] 'Happy Trails': The Drifters original lead singer, 39-year old Clyde McPhatter, who had several solo hits, dies of a heart attack (6/13)...1986] Benny Goodman, the "King Of Swing" dies of an apparent heart attack in Manhattan at 77 (6/13)...1994] Composer and winner of 20 Grammy Awards, Henry Mancini dies at 70 of pancreatic cancer (6/14)...1996] The legendary Ella Fitzgerald dies from circulation problems, having lost both legs in 1994. Ella was 79 (6/15)...
- 1987] Mr. T utters "Ah, pity the fool" for the last time as "The A Team" bows out after a 4-year run (6/14)...
- 1992] Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?: VP Dan Quayle puts on a dunce cap and sits in the corner after spelling potato with an "e". The Trenton (NJ) elementary school then spells out Quayle's name: "s-t-u-p-i-d" (6/15)...
- 1995] If the glove don't fit, you must acquit: During the O.J. Simpson trial, Johnnie Cochran hands O.J. the murder gloves. Simpson struggles getting them on. Case over, Simpson walks (6/15)...
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