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What happened in history on this day: June 21?
On June 21 in ...
- 1788 - US Constitution goes into effect as New Hampshire is 9th state to ratify it.
- 1805 - Great Stoneface Mount found in New Hampshire, USA.
- 1821 - African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church organizes (New York City).
- 1841 - US Senate begins filibuster to forestall debate on establishment of a national bank.
- 1879 - F W Woolworth opens his first store in the US (which fails almost immediately).
- 1893 - First Ferris wheel premieres (Chicago's Columbian Exposition).
- 1894 - Workers in Pittsburgh strike the Pullman sleeping car company.
- 1933 - First Great Lakes-to-Gulf of Mexico barge trip completed, New Orleans.
- 1943 - Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit, Michigan; 30 dead.
- 1946 - Ten die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA.
- 1971 - 50,000 attend Celebration of Life rock concert, McCrea, Louisana.
- 1974 - Francine Irving Neff begins term as 35th Treasurer of the US.
- 1977 - Former White House chief of staff Harry R Haldeman enters prison.
- 1982 - Washington DC jury finds John Hinckley Junior innocent by insanity of attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.
- 1983 - Voters in United Nations Trust Territory districts of Kosrae, Ponape, Truk, and Yap approve becoming associated with the USA.
- 1986 - US President Ronald Reagan gives speech defending his judicial appointments.
- 1989 - US Supreme Court rules it is okay to burn US flag as political expression.
- 1989 - Walt Disney World welcomes its 300-millionth guest, Matt Gleason.
- 1990 - New York City's Zodiac killer shoots fourth victim, Larry Parham.
- 1990 - US House of Representatives vote 254-177 to stop US flag burning, doesn't pass Senate.
- 1997 - At over 500 McDonald's locations in the United Kingdom and 30 in North America, picketers and protesters pass out leaflets about the controversies of McDonald's food and practices.
- 2004 - Aftr taking off from Mohave, California, the White Knight carrier plane launches SpaceShipOne rocket plane, which flies into space (62 miles high) and back. This is the first privately-funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
Births on June 21
- 1851 - Birth of Daniel Carter Beard in the USA; organized first boy scout troop.
- 1921 - Birth of Frank Scott in Fargo, North Dakota, USA; pianist (Lawrence Welk Show).
- 1921 - Birth of Jane Russell in Bemidji, Minnesota, USA; actress (The Outlaw, The Yellow Rose).
- 1921 - Birth of Judy Holliday AKA Judith Tuvim in New York City, New York, USA; actress ("dumb" blonde in many movies, Ed Sullivan Show Goodyear Playhouse, Ford Theatre Hour, The Arthur Murray Party, The Perry Como Show, Person to Person, The Name's the Same, The Steve Allen Show, What's My Line).
- 1922 - Birth of Judy Holliday in New York City, New York, USA; comedienne/actress (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib).
- 1923 - Birth of John Compton in Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA; actor (Shannon - The D.A.'s Man).
- 1925 - Birth of Maureen Stapleton in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Reds, Queen of the Stardust Ballroom, Cat on a Hot In Roof, Airport, Coccoon, Plaza Suite, Liberace: Behind the Music, Miss Rose White, The Gathering).
- 1928 - Birth of Judith Raskin in New York City, New York, USA; soprano (Susanna - Le Nozze di Figaro).
- 1933 - Birth of Bernie Kopell in New York City, New York, USA; actor (The Love Boat, Get Smart, That Girl).
- 1935 - Birth of Monte Markham in Manatee, Florida, USA; actor (Second Hundred Years, Dallas, New Perry Mason, Baywatch).
- 1938 - Birth of Ron Ely in Hereford, Texas, USA; actor (Tarzan, Doc Savage, Miss America Pageant, Sea Hunt).
- 1940 - Birth of Joe Flaherty in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; comedian (SCTV, Blue Monday, Police Academy: The Series, Maniac Mansion).
- 1940 - Birth of Mariette Hartley in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Poloroid spokesperson, Marooned, Peyton Place, Logan's Run).
- 1942 - Birth of William Bradford in Reynolds, Connecticut, USA; assistant attorney general.
- 1947 - Birth of Meredith Baxter-Birney in California, USA; actress (Family Ties, Bridget loves Bernie, Beulah Land, Family).
- 1947 - Birth of Michael Gross in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Family Tiesm Tremors, ER).
- 1950 - Birth of Joey Kramer in New York City, New York, USA; rock drummer (Aerosmith - "Janie Got a Gun").
- 1962 - Birth of Marc Copage in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Corey Baker - Julia).
Deaths on June 21
- 1979 - Death of Angus MacLise, American rock percussionist (Velvet Underground) (born 1938).
- 2001 - Death of Carroll O'Connor of a heart attack at age 76; actor (Archie Bunker - All in the Family TV show, In the Heat of the Night TV show).
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