History for June 21

History for June 21 - On-This-Day.com
Martha Washington 1731, Jean-Paul Sartre 1905, Jane Russell 1921 


O.C. Smith 1932, Mariette Hartley 1940, Juliette Lewis 1973 


1834 - Cyrus McCormick patented the first practical mechanical reaper for farming. His invention allowed farmers to more than double their crop size. 


1893 - The Ferris Wheel was introduced at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, IL. 


1913 - Georgia Broadwick became the first woman to jump from an airplane. 


1940 - Richard M. Nixon and Thelma Catherine ‘Pat’ Ryan were married. 


1963 - In St. Louis, Bob Hayes set a record when he ran the 100-yard dash in 0:09.1. 


1973 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states may ban materials found to be obscene according to local standards.
 

1974 - The U.S. Supreme Court decided that pregnant teachers could no longer be forced to take long leaves of absence. 


1985 - Scientists announced that skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were those of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele. 


1989 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest was protected by the First Amendment.