Birthday June 21, 1732 Martha Washington-1st, 1st lady
Birthday June 21, 1774 Daniel D. Tompkins, (D-R), 6th VP (1817-25)
Birthday June 21, 1882 Rockwell Kent, artist
Birthday June 21, 1892 Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian
Birthday June 21, 1903 Dorothy Stickney, Actress
Birthday June 21, 1903 Al Hirschfeld, Cartoonist
Birthday June 21, 1905 Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher, writer (Nobel 1964; declined)
Birthday June 21, 1912 Mary McCarthy, American novelist (Group)
Birthday June 21, 1921 Jane Russell, full-figured gal Bemidji Minn, (Outlaw)
Birthday June 21, 1922 Judy Holliday
Birthday June 21, 1925 Maureen Stapleton, in Troy NY
Birthday June 21, 1927 Carl Stokes, mayor of Cleveland
Birthday June 21, 1930 Mike McCormack, NFL offensive tackle (NY Yankees, Cleveland)
Birthday June 21, 1931 Margaret Heckler, former HEW secretary
Birthday June 21, 1931 Lawrence K Grossman, NBC News president
Birthday June 21, 1933 Bernie Kopell, (Love Boat)
Birthday June 21, 1935 Monte Markham, Actor
Birthday June 21, 1935 Fran‡oise Sagan, French novelist
Birthday June 21, 1938 Ron Ely, (Tarzan)
Birthday June 21, 1940 Joe Flaherty, Comedian (2nd City)
Birthday June 21, 1940 Mariette Hartley, (Poloroid spokesperson)
Birthday June 21, 1944 Ray Davies, a kinky singer
Birthday June 21, 1947 Meredith Baxter-Birney, in California (Family Ties)
Birthday June 21, 1947 Michael Gross, (Family Ties)
Birthday June 21, 1947 Mille Miglia race is reborn after World War II
Birthday June 21, 1953 Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani opposition leader
Birthday June 21, 1982 Prince William, of Wales Prince Chuck & Lady Di's baby
History June 21, 1633 Galileo Galilei is forced by Inquisition to "abjure - curse - & detest" his Copernican heliocentric views
History June 21, 1779 Spain declares war against Great Britain
History June 21, 1788 US Constitution went into effect as NH is 9th state to ratify it
History June 21, 1805 Great Stoneface Mt found in NH
History June 21, 1810 Zachary Taylor and Richard Nixon marry their future first ladies
History June 21, 1813 French defeated in Spain
History June 21, 1834 Cyrus Hall McCormick patents reaping machine
History June 21, 1864 Grant extends the Petersburg line
History June 21, 1879 F W Woolworth opens 1st store (failed almost immediately)
History June 21, 1887 Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria
History June 21, 1892 Lot Smith, Mormon soldier, is killed by Indians
History June 21, 1894 workers in Pittsburgh strike Pullman sleeping car company
History June 21, 1916 Pershing attacked by Mexican troops
History June 21, 1916 U.S. soldiers attacked by Mexican government troops
History June 21, 1916 Red Sox George Foster no hits Yanks
History June 21, 1917 Hawaiian Red Cross founded
History June 21, 1920 Pickford and Fairbanks mobbed by crowds
History June 21, 1930 Ruth hits 3 HRs as Yanks blow 6-0 lead in 7th & lose 15-7
History June 21, 1938 Baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit
History June 21, 1939 Doctors reveal Lou Gehrig has amyotrophic laterial sclerosis
History June 21, 1942 Allies surrender at Tobruk, Libya
History June 21, 1943 Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead
History June 21, 1945 Japanese forces on Okinawa surrender to US during WW II
History June 21, 1948 Dr Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrated 'long playing record'
History June 21, 1948 1st stored computer program run - on the Manchester Mark I
History June 21, 1956 Arthur Miller refuses to name communists
History June 21, 1963 Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII
History June 21, 1963 French withdraw navy from NATO
History June 21, 1964 3 civil rights workers-Michael H Schwerner Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney-disappeared after release from a Mississippi jail
History June 21, 1964 Civil rights workers disappear
History June 21, 1964 The KKK kills three civil rights activists
History June 21, 1965 Mr. Tambourine Man is released, and the folk-rock revolution is on
History June 21, 1966 Rolling Thunder raids continue
History June 21, 1967 Yanks take 5-3 lead in 11th & lose 6-5 - in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th & Yanks beat them 6-3
History June 21, 1968 Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns
History June 21, 1969 Communists storm U.S. base near Tay Ninh
History June 21, 1970 Pele leads Brazil over Italy
History June 21, 1975 Soyuz 19 returns to Earth
History June 21, 1977 Former White House chief of staff HR Haldeman enters prison
History June 21, 1982 Wash DC jury finds John Hinckley Jr innocent by insanity
History June 21, 1982 Hinckley not guilty by reason of insanity
History June 21, 1985 American Brazilian & West German forensic pathologists announce skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr Josef Mengele
History June 21, 1986 Pres Reagan gives speech defending his judicial appointments
History June 21, 1990 Earthquake devastates Iran
June 21, 1732 Martha Washington-1st, 1st lady
June 21, 1774 Daniel D. Tompkins, (D-R), 6th VP (1817-25)
June 21, 1882 Rockwell Kent, artist
June 21, 1892 Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian
June 21, 1903 Dorothy Stickney, Actress
June 21, 1903 Al Hirschfeld, Cartoonist
June 21, 1905 Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher, writer (Nobel 1964; declined)
June 21, 1912 Mary McCarthy, American novelist (Group)
June 21, 1921 Jane Russell, full-figured gal Bemidji Minn, (Outlaw)
June 21, 1922 Judy Holliday
June 21, 1925 Maureen Stapleton, in Troy NY
June 21, 1927 Carl Stokes, mayor of Cleveland
June 21, 1930 Mike McCormack, NFL offensive tackle (NY Yankees, Cleveland)
June 21, 1931 Margaret Heckler, former HEW secretary
June 21, 1931 Lawrence K Grossman, NBC News president
June 21, 1933 Bernie Kopell, (Love Boat)
June 21, 1935 Monte Markham, Actor
June 21, 1935 Fran‡oise Sagan, French novelist
June 21, 1938 Ron Ely, (Tarzan)
June 21, 1940 Joe Flaherty, Comedian (2nd City)
June 21, 1940 Mariette Hartley, (Poloroid spokesperson)
June 21, 1944 Ray Davies, a kinky singer
June 21, 1947 Meredith Baxter-Birney, in California (Family Ties)
June 21, 1947 Michael Gross, (Family Ties)
June 21, 1947 Mille Miglia race is reborn after World War II
June 21, 1953 Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani opposition leader
June 21, 1982 Prince William, of Wales Prince Chuck & Lady Di's baby
June 21, 1633 Galileo Galilei is forced by Inquisition to "abjure - curse - & detest" his Copernican heliocentric views
June 21, 1779 Spain declares war against Great Britain
June 21, 1788 US Constitution went into effect as NH is 9th state to ratify it
June 21, 1805 Great Stoneface Mt found in NH
June 21, 1810 Zachary Taylor and Richard Nixon marry their future first ladies
June 21, 1813 French defeated in Spain
June 21, 1834 Cyrus Hall McCormick patents reaping machine
June 21, 1864 Grant extends the Petersburg line
June 21, 1879 F W Woolworth opens 1st store (failed almost immediately)
June 21, 1887 Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria
June 21, 1892 Lot Smith, Mormon soldier, is killed by Indians
June 21, 1894 workers in Pittsburgh strike Pullman sleeping car company
June 21, 1916 Pershing attacked by Mexican troops
June 21, 1916 U.S. soldiers attacked by Mexican government troops
June 21, 1916 Red Sox George Foster no hits Yanks
June 21, 1917 Hawaiian Red Cross founded
June 21, 1920 Pickford and Fairbanks mobbed by crowds
June 21, 1930 Ruth hits 3 HRs as Yanks blow 6-0 lead in 7th & lose 15-7
June 21, 1938 Baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit
June 21, 1939 Doctors reveal Lou Gehrig has amyotrophic laterial sclerosis
June 21, 1942 Allies surrender at Tobruk, Libya
June 21, 1943 Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead
June 21, 1945 Japanese forces on Okinawa surrender to US during WW II
June 21, 1948 Dr Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrated 'long playing record'
June 21, 1948 1st stored computer program run - on the Manchester Mark I
June 21, 1956 Arthur Miller refuses to name communists
June 21, 1963 Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII
June 21, 1963 French withdraw navy from NATO
June 21, 1964 3 civil rights workers-Michael H Schwerner Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney-disappeared after release from a Mississippi jail
June 21, 1964 Civil rights workers disappear
June 21, 1964 The KKK kills three civil rights activists
June 21, 1965 Mr. Tambourine Man is released, and the folk-rock revolution is on
June 21, 1966 Rolling Thunder raids continue
June 21, 1967 Yanks take 5-3 lead in 11th & lose 6-5 - in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th & Yanks beat them 6-3
June 21, 1968 Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns
June 21, 1969 Communists storm U.S. base near Tay Ninh
June 21, 1970 Pele leads Brazil over Italy
June 21, 1975 Soyuz 19 returns to Earth
June 21, 1977 Former White House chief of staff HR Haldeman enters prison
June 21, 1982 Wash DC jury finds John Hinckley Jr innocent by insanity
June 21, 1982 Hinckley not guilty by reason of insanity
June 21, 1985 American Brazilian & West German forensic pathologists announce skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr Josef Mengele
June 21, 1986 Pres Reagan gives speech defending his judicial appointments
June 21, 1990 Earthquake devastates Iran