Birthday June 22, 1757 George Vancouver, surveyed Pacific coast from S.F. to Vancouver I
Birthday June 22, 1837 Paul Morphy, US greatest chess player of all time champ (1857-61)
Birthday June 22, 1858 Giacomo Puccini, Italian operatic composer
Birthday June 22, 1887 Sir Julian Huxley, biologist and philosopher of science
Birthday June 22, 1898 Erich Maria Remarque born
Birthday June 22, 1898 Erich Maria Remarque, novelist (All Quiet on the Western Front)
Birthday June 22, 1906 Billy Wilder, movie director
Birthday June 22, 1906 Anne Morrow Lindbergh is born
Birthday June 22, 1907 Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American aviator, author (Gift from the Sea)
Birthday June 22, 1910 Katherine Dunham, American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist
Birthday June 22, 1910 Peter Pears, tenor
Birthday June 22, 1921 Joseph Papp, stage producer and director
Birthday June 22, 1922 Bill Blass, fashion designer
Birthday June 22, 1933 Dianne Feinstein, (D-mayor-SF)
Birthday June 22, 1936 Kris Kristofferson, singer/Actor (Amerika)
Birthday June 22, 1941 Ed Bradley, CBS News somewhere
Birthday June 22, 1948 Todd Rundgren, (Hello, it's Me)
Birthday June 22, 1949 Lindsey Wagner, LA (Bionic Woman)
Birthday June 22, 1949 Meryl Streep, NJ (French Lieutenant's Woman, Sophie's Choice)
Birthday June 22, 1964 Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown is born
History June 22, 1611 Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay during mutiny
History June 22, 1611 Hudson set adrift by mutineers
History June 22, 1675 Royal Greenwich Observatory established in England by Charles II
History June 22, 1772 slavery outlawed in England
History June 22, 1775 Congress issues Continental currency
History June 22, 1775 1st Continental currency authorized
History June 22, 1807 British board USS Chesapeake - a provocation leading to War of 1812
History June 22, 1808 Zebulon Pike reaches his peak
History June 22, 1815 2nd abdication of Napoleon (after Waterloo)
History June 22, 1847 Doughnut invented
History June 22, 1849 Stephen C Massett opens at courthouse as 1st professional entertainer using (allegedly) only piano in Cal
History June 22, 1851 Fire destroys part of SF
History June 22, 1864 Lee strikes back at Petersburg
History June 22, 1868 Arkansas reenters US
History June 22, 1870 Dept of Justice cabinet-level federal agency founded
History June 22, 1876 General Santa Anna dies in Mexico City
History June 22, 1889 Louisville Colonels set major-league baseball record with 26th consecutive loss
History June 22, 1910 1st airship passengers - Zeppelin Deutscheland
History June 22, 1911 King George V of England crowned
History June 22, 1930 Lou Gehrig hits 3 HRs in a game - Ruth hits 3 in double header
History June 22, 1937 Joe Lewis wins world heavyweight title from James Braddock by KO
History June 22, 1937 Louis becomes champ
History June 22, 1938 Joe Lewis knocks out Max Schmeling in 1st round
History June 22, 1940 France falls to Nazi Germany
History June 22, 1941 Germany launches Operation Barbarossa—the invasion of Russia
History June 22, 1941 Germany declares war on Russia during WW II
History June 22, 1944 FDR signs GI bill
History June 22, 1944 FDR signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act)
History June 22, 1945 Battle of Okinawa ends
History June 22, 1950 Bernstein, Copland, Seeger and others are named as Communists
History June 22, 1954 Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands
History June 22, 1957 KC stops using streetcars in it's transit system
History June 22, 1962 Mysterious crash in Guadeloupe
History June 22, 1970 Pres Nixon signs 26th Amendment (voting age 18)
History June 22, 1971 South Vietnamese fight for Fire Base Fuller
History June 22, 1972 New troops sent to An Loc
History June 22, 1973 Skylab 2's astronauts land
History June 22, 1977 Former AG John Mitchell starts 19 months in AL prison
History June 22, 1977 Walt Disney's "The Rescuers" is released
History June 22, 1978 Pluto's moon Charon discovered by James Christy
History June 22, 1979 Julius Sommer dies of heart failure buried in Dayton Oh
History June 22, 1979 Pro Football Researchers Association founded at Canton - O
History June 22, 1981 Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing Beatle John Lennon
History June 22, 1982 Manhattan institutes bus-only lanes
History June 22, 1982 Prince Chuck & Lady Di take Prince William home from hospital
History June 22, 1983 1st time a satellite is retrieved from orbit by Space Shuttle
History June 22, 1986 Hand of God helps out Maradona
History June 22, 1987 Tom Seaver retires after 3rd try with NY Mets
History June 22, 1987 Actor/Dancer Fred Astaire dies
History June 22, 1989 Cease-fire established in Angolan civil war
History June 22, 2001 Blockbuster hit movie The Fast and the Furious released
History June 22, 2008 George Carlin dies
History June 22, 2011 Notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger is arrested
June 22, 1757 George Vancouver, surveyed Pacific coast from S.F. to Vancouver I
June 22, 1837 Paul Morphy, US greatest chess player of all time champ (1857-61)
June 22, 1858 Giacomo Puccini, Italian operatic composer
June 22, 1887 Sir Julian Huxley, biologist and philosopher of science
June 22, 1898 Erich Maria Remarque born
June 22, 1898 Erich Maria Remarque, novelist (All Quiet on the Western Front)
June 22, 1906 Billy Wilder, movie director
June 22, 1906 Anne Morrow Lindbergh is born
June 22, 1907 Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American aviator, author (Gift from the Sea)
June 22, 1910 Katherine Dunham, American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist
June 22, 1910 Peter Pears, tenor
June 22, 1921 Joseph Papp, stage producer and director
June 22, 1922 Bill Blass, fashion designer
June 22, 1933 Dianne Feinstein, (D-mayor-SF)
June 22, 1936 Kris Kristofferson, singer/Actor (Amerika)
June 22, 1941 Ed Bradley, CBS News somewhere
June 22, 1948 Todd Rundgren, (Hello, it's Me)
June 22, 1949 Lindsey Wagner, LA (Bionic Woman)
June 22, 1949 Meryl Streep, NJ (French Lieutenant's Woman, Sophie's Choice)
June 22, 1964 Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown is born
June 22, 1611 Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay during mutiny
June 22, 1611 Hudson set adrift by mutineers
June 22, 1675 Royal Greenwich Observatory established in England by Charles II
June 22, 1772 slavery outlawed in England
June 22, 1775 Congress issues Continental currency
June 22, 1775 1st Continental currency authorized
June 22, 1807 British board USS Chesapeake - a provocation leading to War of 1812
June 22, 1808 Zebulon Pike reaches his peak
June 22, 1815 2nd abdication of Napoleon (after Waterloo)
June 22, 1847 Doughnut invented
June 22, 1849 Stephen C Massett opens at courthouse as 1st professional entertainer using (allegedly) only piano in Cal
June 22, 1851 Fire destroys part of SF
June 22, 1864 Lee strikes back at Petersburg
June 22, 1868 Arkansas reenters US
June 22, 1870 Dept of Justice cabinet-level federal agency founded
June 22, 1876 General Santa Anna dies in Mexico City
June 22, 1889 Louisville Colonels set major-league baseball record with 26th consecutive loss
June 22, 1910 1st airship passengers - Zeppelin Deutscheland
June 22, 1911 King George V of England crowned
June 22, 1930 Lou Gehrig hits 3 HRs in a game - Ruth hits 3 in double header
June 22, 1937 Joe Lewis wins world heavyweight title from James Braddock by KO
June 22, 1937 Louis becomes champ
June 22, 1938 Joe Lewis knocks out Max Schmeling in 1st round
June 22, 1940 France falls to Nazi Germany
June 22, 1941 Germany launches Operation Barbarossa—the invasion of Russia
June 22, 1941 Germany declares war on Russia during WW II
June 22, 1944 FDR signs GI bill
June 22, 1944 FDR signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act)
June 22, 1945 Battle of Okinawa ends
June 22, 1950 Bernstein, Copland, Seeger and others are named as Communists
June 22, 1954 Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands
June 22, 1957 KC stops using streetcars in it's transit system
June 22, 1962 Mysterious crash in Guadeloupe
June 22, 1970 Pres Nixon signs 26th Amendment (voting age 18)
June 22, 1971 South Vietnamese fight for Fire Base Fuller
June 22, 1972 New troops sent to An Loc
June 22, 1973 Skylab 2's astronauts land
June 22, 1977 Former AG John Mitchell starts 19 months in AL prison
June 22, 1977 Walt Disney's "The Rescuers" is released
June 22, 1978 Pluto's moon Charon discovered by James Christy
June 22, 1979 Julius Sommer dies of heart failure buried in Dayton Oh
June 22, 1979 Pro Football Researchers Association founded at Canton - O
June 22, 1981 Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing Beatle John Lennon
June 22, 1982 Manhattan institutes bus-only lanes
June 22, 1982 Prince Chuck & Lady Di take Prince William home from hospital
June 22, 1983 1st time a satellite is retrieved from orbit by Space Shuttle
June 22, 1986 Hand of God helps out Maradona
June 22, 1987 Tom Seaver retires after 3rd try with NY Mets
June 22, 1987 Actor/Dancer Fred Astaire dies
June 22, 1989 Cease-fire established in Angolan civil war
June 22, 2001 Blockbuster hit movie The Fast and the Furious released
June 22, 2008 George Carlin dies
June 22, 2011 Notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger is arrested