Those Were The Days - June 1

Those Were The Days

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Today is Wednesday, June 1st, the 153rd day of the year. There are 214 days until the end of the year.

On this day:

In 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state of the union.

In 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state. 

In 1868, the 15th President of the United States James Buchanan died near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 

In 1869, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric voting machine.

In 1938, the first issue of "Action Comics" was released. The comic book featured the world's first superhero, known as Superman.

In 1944, the government of Mexico abolished the siesta.

In 1968, blind and deaf author and teacher Helen Keller died in Westport, Connecticut. 

In 1980, the Cable News Network, also known as CNN, made its debut. 

In 1997, activist and educator Betty Shabazz, the widow of slain civil rights activist Malcolm X, was fatally burned in a fire set by her 12-year-old grandson in her apartment in New York.

In 2006, for the second time in one year, Prince Albert of Monaco admitted that he had fathered another child out of wedlock. The child was reported to be a 14-year-old American high school student named Jazmin Grace Rotolo. Shortly after succeeding his father, the late Prince Rainier in 2005, Prince Albert came clean about the son he had fathered with a flight attendant from Togo.

In 2006, already convicted and sentenced to death in for his involvement in a sniper killing in Virginia, John Allen Muhammad was sentenced to six consecutive life prison terms for a series of sniper killings in Maryland. The sentence followed Muhammad's conviction after his second trial for the shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C. area in 2002.

In 2007, controversial assisted-suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian was paroled from a Michigan prison after spending eight years behind bars. Kevorkian, who was labeled "Dr. Death," claimed to be responsible for helping more than 130 people commit suicide. While he vowed not to participate in any more assisted suicide procedures upon his release from prison, Kevorkian said he planned to continue working toward the legalization of assisted suicide.

In 2009, an Air France jet carrying 228 people en route from Brazil to France, vanished off the northeastern coast of Brazil. It would be days before searchers found wreckage belonging to the plane.

In 2009, General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

In 2009, Conan O'Brien made his debut as the fifth host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," replacing longtime host Jay Leno who stepped down from the position just three days earlier. His "Tonight Show" stint was short-lived, however, lasting just several months. Conan was forced to vacate the post when Leno decided to return to the late night slot.

In 2013, Emmy award-winning actress Jean Stapleton died at the age of 90. Stapleton played Edith Bunker on the groundbreaking 1970s TV series "All In The Family," winning three Emmy Awards for the role. 

In 2016, a baby delivered in New Jersey was the first in the U.S. Mainland to be born with the Zika virus-related brain condition. They diagnosed the baby's microcephaly through an ultrasound earlier when the visiting Honduran woman went to the hospital. She told doctors she contracted Zika in Honduras after being bitten by mosquitoes.

In 2020, former President Trump threatened to deploy the military in order to calm the protests over the death of George Floyd.


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