Historical Events In June - 08
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1944 On this day in history fO K.O.Moore pilot of a liberator bomber sunk two U-Boats off the coast of France
1944 On June - 08 1st SS-Pantser corps counter attacks at Normandy
1946 On this day in history "Lute Song" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 142 performances
1947 On June - 08 lassie makes its broadcast debut on the ABC radio network.
1947 On this day in history tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56
1948 "The Milton Berle Show" premiers on NBC TV on this day in history.
1948 On June - 08 john Rudder becomes first negro commissioned officer in US marines
1948 "Milton Berle Show" premieres on NBC TV on this day in history.
1948 On June - 08 franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69
1949 On June - 08 siam changes name to Thailand
1950 On June - 08 general Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area, World War Two, made a Field Marshal, the only Australian appointment to this rank in Australian military history
1950 Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs) on June - 08.
1952 On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Eastern Women's Golf Open
1953 Cluster of 6 tornaodes touch down in Flint Michigan killing 113 on June - 08.
1953 On June - 08 panmunjon negotiators sign agreement on POWs
1953 Segregated lunch counters in DC forbidden by Supreme Court on June - 08.
1953 On June - 08 tornadoes kill 110 in Mich &Ohio
1953 Cluster of 6 tornadoes touch down in Flint Michigan killing 113 on this day in history.
1953 On this day in history godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68
1954 On this day in history alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41
1955 Dodgers option Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for Sandy Koufax on June - 08.
1956 On this day in history lim Yem Hock forms Singapore govt
1958 4th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright on this day in history.
1959 On June - 08 x-15 makes first unpowered flight, from a B-52 at 11,500 m
1959 On June - 08 1st official "missile mail" lands (Jacksonville, Fla)
1960 On this day in history first date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House"
1960 1st date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House" on this day in history.
1961 On June - 08 english prince Edward, Duke of Kent, weds Katharine Worsley
1962 Jim Beatty runs world record 2 mile (8:29.8) on this day in history.
1963 "Mr President" closes at St James Theater NYC after 265 performances on June - 08.
1965 On June - 08 uS troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam
1965 USSR launches Luna 6; missed Moon on June - 08.
1967 34 U.S. servicemen are killed when Israeli warplanes mistakenly attack the Navy ship Liberty stationed in the Mediterranean on June - 08.
1967 The birth of Frank LLoyd Wright, American architect on June - 08.
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