- 1777] Flag Day: The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopts the Stars and Stripes as our national flag (6/14). The city of brotherly love observes the first Flag Day in 1893. On Sunday we celebrate the 116th Flag Day...
- 1912] 300-wins club: Christy Mathewson pitches a no-hitter in winning his 300th game (6/13)...2003] Roger Clemens joins the 300-wins club and becomes the third pitcher to reach 4,000 strikeouts (6/13)...
- 1923] Free at last: Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet above the street in New York City (6/12)...
- 1935] 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 wears the crown for 2 years before losing it to Joe Louis...
- 1939] Going to hall: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is officially opened in Cooperstown, N.Y. Most of the original members, chosen in 1936 (Ruth, Cobb, Wagner, Mathewson and Johnson) are in attendance (6/12). Jim Rice and Rickey Henderson go in next month...
- 1949] Bye, bye Babe: Babe Ruth bows out at Yankee Stadium as his #3 is retired (6/13)...
- 1971] Whitehouse wedding bells: Tricia Nixon and Edward F. Cox say "I Do" in the White House Rose Garden. They celebrate their 38th anniversary today (6/12)...
- 1972] 'Happy Trails': Drifters' former lead singer Clyde McPhatter, 39, who had several solo hits, dies from a heart attack...(6/13)...1986] "King Of Swing", Benny Goodman dies from an apparent heart attack in Manhattan at 77 (6/13)...1994] Composer Henry Mancini, winner of 20 Grammy Awards, dies at 70 from pancreatic cancer (6/14)...2008] "Meet The Press" host Tim Russert dies suddenly from a heart attack at 58 (6/13)...
- 1978] Guilty as charged: David Berkowitz aka 'Son of Sam' is sentenced to 6 life sentences, one for each of the 6 murders he committed during his rampage (6/12)...
- 1994] Slashed to death: Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are slashed to death outside her Los Angeles home. Former husband, football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings in a criminal trial but held liable in a civil action (6/12)...For more on June 12 - 14:
Friday, June 12, 2009
(Weekend Edition) June 12 - 14, 2009...
10 Timeline Memories:
