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Epic Idiot's what happened
On This Day
June 6Copyright 1989-2007 epicidiot.com
1988 Mighty Mouse accused of drug abuse: Claims are made that he sniffed cocaine on a recent Saturday morning cartoon.
1984 Golden Temple attacked: Under orders of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, hundreds are killed when the Indian army storms the Golden Temple at Amritsar - the Sikhs' holiest shrine. Four months later she was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.
1981 First test tube twins are born, in Australia.
1979 DC-10 grounded: The FAA grounds the aircraft after an engine fell off of one during takeoff from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
1944 D-Day: Allied troops invade Europe at Normandy, during World War II.
1933 First drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.
1925 Chrysler Corporation is formed.
1896 George Samuelson and Frank Harbo leave New York in an 18-foot row boat headed across the Atlantic, arriving in England on Aug 1.
1892 First U.S. President to a attend a major league baseball game:Benjamin Harrison watches Cincinnati beat Washington 7-4.
1844 YMCA: The Young Men's Christian Association is established by Sir George Williams in London.
1956 Bjorn Borg, Swedish tennis player, winner of six French Opens, five consecutive Wimbledons (1976-80), and two-time Player of the Year (1979-80).
1955 Dana Carvey, American comedian, George Bush impersonator. TV: Saturday Night Live.
1949 Robert Englund, American actor. Film: Nightmare on Elmstreet movies (Freddie Kreuger).
1939 Gary US Bonds (Gary Anderson), American singer. Music: New Orleans (1960) and Quarter to Three (1961, #1).
1932 Billie Whitelaw, English actress. Film: Charlie Bubbles (1968, British Film Academy Award) and The Omen (1976).
1809 d. 1885 Timothy Shay Arthur, American playwright. His play Ten Nights in a Bar-room (1854) is probably the most popular play in U.S. history. It has been made into four movies and is still produced regularly across the country.
1756 d. 1843 John Trumbull, American soldier, painter of the American Revolution. Paintings: Signing of the Declaration of Independence, The Surrender of Cornwallis, The Resignation of Washington.
1755 d. 1776 Nathan Hale, American revolution officer. While being hanged by the British as a spy he proclaimed "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
1994 b. 1913 Johnny Downs, American actor, as one of the Little Rascals, he appeared in 24 Our Gang films (1923-26). Film: Babes in Toyland (1934, Little Boy Blue).
1983 b. 1888 James E. Casey, American businessman, founder of United Parcel Service (UPS).
1979 b. 1899 Jack Haley, American comedian, actor. Film: The Wizard of Oz (1939, Tin Man).
1968 b. 1925 Robert Francis Kennedy, American politician, U.S. Senator and brother of John F. Kennedy. He was assassinated by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.
1948 b. 1864 Charles W. Nash, American automobile manufacturer, president of Buick Motor Co. (1910-16) and General Motors (1912-16), and founder and president of the Nash Motors Co. (1916-32).
1891 b. 1815 Sir John Alexander Macdonald, Canadian politician, first prime minister of Canada (1857-58, 1868-73, 1878-91).
1799 b. 1736 Patrick Henry, American patriot. Known for his famous 1775 quote: "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
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