History for June 6

History for June 6 - On-This-Day.com
Nathan Hale 1755 - Soldier for Continental Army during American Revolutionary War, considered to be America's first spy, known for his famous quote "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.", John Trumbull 1756 - Artist during the American Revolutionary War period, Gary U.S. Bonds (Gary Levone Anderson) 1939 - Singer 


Robert Englund (Robert Barton Englund) 1948 - Actor, best known for player the character of Freddy Krueger , Harvey Fierstein 1954 - Actor, playwright, Bjorn Borg 1956 - Tennis player 


1813 - The U.S. invasion of Canada was halted at Stony Creek, Ontario. 


1844 - The Young Men's Christian Association was founded in London. 


1882 - The first electric iron was patented by H.W. Seely. 


1925 - Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Percy Chrysler. 


1932 - In the U.S., the first federal tax on gasoline went into effect. It was a penny per gallon. 


1944 - The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops were involved. 


1968 - U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at 1:44am in Los Angeles after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy was was shot the evening before while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination. 


1971 - "The Ed Sullivan Show" aired for the last time. It was canceled after 23 years on the air. Gladys Knight and the Pips were the musical guests on show.