History for June 19

History for June 19 - On-This-Day.com
Blaise Pascal 1623, Moe Howard 1897, Lou Gehrig 1903 


Pat Buttram 1917, Spanky McFarlane 1942 - Musician (Spanky and Our Gang), Salman Rushdie 1947 - Author 


Ann Wilson 1950 - Musician (Heart), Kathleen Turner 1954 - Actress, Paula Abdul (Paula Julie Abdul) 1962 - Singer, dancer, judge on "American Idol" 


1862 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln outlined his Emancipation Proclamation, which outlawed slavery in U.S. territories. 


1865 - The emancipation of slaves was proclaimed in Texas. 


1910 - The first Father's Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington. 


1934 - The U.S. Congress established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The commission was to regulate radio and TV broadcasting (later). 


1944 - The U.S. won the battle of the Philippine Sea against the Imperial Japanese fleet. 


1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate. 


1968 - 50,000 people marched on Washington, DC. to support the Poor People's Campaign. 

1989 - The movie "Batman" premiered. 


1998 - Gateway was fined more than $400,000 for illegally shipping personal computers to 16 countries subject to U.S. export controls. 


1998 - A study released said that smoking more than doubles risks of developing dementia and Alzheimer's.