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On This Day

June 6

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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