Month: June 2025

JUNE 20 — 1863 — West Virginia joins the United States; 2015 Binghamton, NY owns biggest mashed potato plate; 1947 Bugsy Siegel goes down JUNE 20 1863 – Happy Birthday West Virginia. This is the only state created by carving

JUNE 19 — 1778 Washington leaves Valley Forge; 1953 Rosenburgs executed for espionage; ELECTIONS: 1856 — California’s Fremont wins first Republican nomination JUNE 19 1778 – Washing ton leaves Valley Forge. Even though the battles occurred this is where the

JUNE 18 — 1812 War of 1812 begins; 1954 CIA leads coup d’etat in Guatemala in Operation: PBSuccess + JUNE 18 — 1812 War of 1812 begins; 1954 CIA leads coup d’etat in Guatemala in Operation: PBSuccess 1812 – The

  JUNE 17 –1866 RIP Lewis Cass, former presidential candidate; 1972 Watergate begins; 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill JUNE 17 1866 – RIP Lewis Cass, former Army officer and Democratic leader during the mid-19th century. Cass was born Exeter, NH

JUNE 16 — 1909 Pres. Taft makes proposal for 16th Amendment; 1884 America’s first roller coaster opens, Coney Island; 1933 FDR signs Glass-Steagall Act, part of Banking Act of ’33; 1965 Bob Dylan records Like a Rolling Stone JUNE 16

JUNE 15 — 1767  A Tragic Love Story: Andrew and Rachel Jackson; 1967 Walt Disney’s Club 33 opens; 2006 George W. Bush designates national monument in northwestern Hawaiian islands JUNE 15 1767 – Happy birthday Rachel Donelson Jackson, …perhaps the

JUNE 14 — 1777 Flag Day; 1846 — California Bear Flag Revolt; 1946 Happy Birthday President Trump; 1811 Happy Birthday birthday Matti Suuronen, builder of Futuro houses JUNE 14 1777 – Happy Flag Day! …The design of the original flag

JUNE 13 — 1786 Happy Birthday Ol’ Fuss and Feathers Winfield Scott; 1937 MLB, DiMaggio hits three consecutive homers; 2008 Happy Divorsary Bill Murrey/Jennifer Buter; 1777 Lafayette arrives in South Carolina; 1849 Haslett patents gasmask JUNE 13 1786 – Happy

JUNE 12 — 1630 Arabella reaches Salem, begins Great Migration; 1924 Happy Birthday George H.W. Bush JUNE 12 1987 – Tear down this wall! That was the challenge issued by The Great Communicator Ronald Reagan to Soviet Union leader Mikhail

JUNE 11 –1943 Happy Birthday Goodfella Henry Hill; 1963 JFK forces Alabama Gov. Wallace step aside; 1880 — Happy Birthday Jeanette Rankin; Happy Birthday Golden Driller, Tulsa OK JUNE 11 1943 – Happy BD Henry Hill. This mafia boss-turned FBI