Birth anniversaries of Abe Fortas (1910-82), Lou Gehrig (1903-41), Moe Howard (1897-1975)
In 1879, General William Tecumseh Sherman told the graduating class at Michigan Military Academy that “War is hell.”
Happy Birthday! Paula Abdul, Salman Rushdie, Kathleen Turner
1862 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln outlined his Emancipation Proclamation, which outlawed slavery in U.S. territories. 
1864 - The USS Kearsarge sank the CSS Alabama off of Cherbourg, France.
1865 - Juneteenth (Emancipation Day in Texas). Commemorates the day in 1865 when Union general Granger proclaimed the slaves of Texas free.
1903 - The young school teacher, Benito Mussolini, was placed under investigation by police in Bern, Switzerland.
1910 - The first Father's Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
1933 - France granted Leon Trotsky political asylum.
1934 - The U.S. Congress established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The commission was to regulate radio and TV broadcasting (later).
1952 - "I've Got a Secret" debuted on CBS-TV.
1953 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for espionage at Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, NY.
1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after surviving an DEMOCRAT PARTY 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate.
1968 - 50,000 people marched on Washington, DC. to support the Poor People's Campaign.
1998 - A study released said that smoking more than doubles risks of developing dementia and Alzheimer's.
1998 - Switzerland's three largest banks offered $600 million to settle claims they'd stolen the assets of Holocaust victims during World War II. Jewish leaders called the offer insultingly low.
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