- 1915] The straphanger is born: The BMT begins subway service from Brooklyn to Manhattan…
- 1937] Bombs away: Joe Louis makes the clock strike 12 for “Cinderella Man", James J. Braddock by taking the heavyweight title from him with a KO in the 8th round…1938] Same date, one year later, Louis defends his title with a 1st round KO of Germany’s Max Schmeling…
- 1944] GI Bill of Rights: FDR signs the GI Bill of Rights, authorizing a broad package of benefits for WWII veterans...
- 1945] Bloody battle: The WWII battle for Okinawa ends with 12,520 Americans and 110,000 Japanese killed in the 83-day campaign...
- 1969] ‘Happy Trails’: Judy Garland dies from an overdose of sleeping pills at 47…1987] Fred Astaire dies from pneumonia at 88...1993] Former first lady Pat Nixon is a victim of lung cancer at 81...2002] St. Louis pitcher Darryl Kile is found dead of heart disease at 33…2002] Advice columnist Ann Landers passes away from multiple myeloma at 83…2008] George Carlin dies of heart failure at 71...
- 1970] Too young to drink but old enough to fight and vote: President Richard Nixon signs a measure lowering the voting age to 18…
- 1977] Serving the time: Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell begins serving a sentence for his role in the Watergate cover-up...
- 1981] Guilty as charged: Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing John Lennon…
- 1987] The end of 'The Franchise': After spending over two weeks training for a comeback with the Mets, Tom Seaver retires, finishing his Hall of Fame career with 311 victories -- 198 wearing a Met uniform...
- 1992] What were the Supes thinking?: The Supreme Court unanimously rules that hate-crime laws that ban cross-burning and similar expressions of racial bias violate free-speech rights...For more on June 22nd:
Monday, June 22, 2009
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