Thursday, June 26, 2014

History for June 26

History for June 26 - On-This-Day.com: 
Birth anniversaries of Pearl Buck (1892-1973), Abner Doubleday (1819-1893) and Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-56).
 

Happy Birthday! Derek Jeter, Greg LeMond, Gretchen Wilson
 

1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr. 


1942 - The Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter was flown for the first time. 




1959 - U.S. President Eisenhower joined Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in ceremonies officially opening the St. Lawrence Seaway. 


1963 - U.S. President John Kennedy announced "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner) at the Berlin Wall. 


1976 - The CN (Canadian National) Tower in Toronto, Canada, opened. 


1981 - In Mountain Home, Idaho, Virginia Campbell took her coupons and rebates and bought $26,460 worth of groceries. She only paid 67 cents after all the discounts. 



1997 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws that allow for a ban on doctor-assisted suicides. 


1998 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers are always potentially liable for supervisor's sexual misconduct toward an employee. 

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