Sir Julius Benedict, musician and composer, died, 1885
Six Day War began, 1967
Earliest 100 degree F temperatures in New England, 1925
Gold standard abolished, 1933
“Know-Nothings” held first national convention, 1855
Soyuz T-2 (USSR) launched, 1980
General Motors bought Hughes Aircraft (>$5 billion), 1985
Conway Twitty, singer, died, 1993
First public demonstration of a hot air balloon flight, 1783
Sponge first marketed for medical use, 1946
Senator Robert F. Kennedy shot (Los Angeles, California), 1968
Marshall Plan (to rebuild Europe) unveiled, 1947
Mildred J. Hill, composer (“Happy Birthday to You”), died, 1916
Carl Maria von Weber, German composer, died, 1826
Stephen Crane, US novelist (“The Red Badge of Courage”), died, 1900
John Profumo, British war secretary resigned, 1963
William Sydney Porter (a.k.a. O. Henry), US short story writer, died, 1910
Teton River Dam (Idaho) collapsed (14 killed), 1976
Sophia Loren released from jail (Italy) after 17 days for tax evasion, 1982
Gene Cernan left Gemini-9 for a “spacewalk”, 1966