On Today, June 24
Baseball player Mark McGwire hits a 538-foot home run in 1997 to cement Oakland's 4-1 defeat of the Seattle Mariners.
McGwire's longest home run was on May 16, 1998. He ended his c... View MoreOn Today, June 24
Baseball player Mark McGwire hits a 538-foot home run in 1997 to cement Oakland's 4-1 defeat of the Seattle Mariners.
McGwire's longest home run was on May 16, 1998. He ended his career with 583 home runs in total, ranking him at No. 5 in home runs when he retired.
On Today, June 23
The Texas Congress accepts the United States' offer of annexation in 1845.
Texas is admitted to the Union on December 29 of that year, becoming the 28th state in the Union, althou... View MoreOn Today, June 23
The Texas Congress accepts the United States' offer of annexation in 1845.
Texas is admitted to the Union on December 29 of that year, becoming the 28th state in the Union, although the formal ceremonies are postponed until the following February.
At the time, the boundaries of the annexed territory included parts of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. The boundaries we know today were defined in the Compromise of 1850.
The annexation in 1845 ramped up hostilities with Mexico, and the Mexican-American War fired up a few months later.
On Today, June 22
The Japanese super computer Fugaku in Kobe wins the world contest as the fastest computing machine in the world in 2020.
The computer, located at the Riken Center for Computational... View MoreOn Today, June 22
The Japanese super computer Fugaku in Kobe wins the world contest as the fastest computing machine in the world in 2020.
The computer, located at the Riken Center for Computational Science, is a petascale computer. Its name comes from an alternative name for Mount Fuji. The program to build the super computer tops out at about US $1 billion.
The term petascale means the computer is capable of calculating 10 to the 15th power operations EACH SECOND. Whew! I'm tired just thinking of it!
On Today, June 21
A Japanese submarine shells the coast of Oregon, U.S.A. in 1942.
The Imperial sub I-25 ambushes Fort Stevens, which provides defense for the Oregon side of the Columbia River where... View MoreOn Today, June 21
A Japanese submarine shells the coast of Oregon, U.S.A. in 1942.
The Imperial sub I-25 ambushes Fort Stevens, which provides defense for the Oregon side of the Columbia River where it meets the Pacific Ocean.
No one is hurt. An American A-29 Hudson bomber gives chase and spots the sub, but it successfully submerges and gets away.
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On Today, June 20
West Virginia becomes the 35th state in the Union in 1863.
West Virginia is known for several firsts:
1. 1st rural free mail delivery in Charles Town in 1896
2. 1st Mother's Day ... View MoreOn Today, June 20
West Virginia becomes the 35th state in the Union in 1863.
West Virginia is known for several firsts:
1. 1st rural free mail delivery in Charles Town in 1896
2. 1st Mother's Day observed at Andrews Church in Grafton, WV in 1908
3. 1st 4-H camp in 1921 after the Jackson family settlement was deeded to W. Virginia University in 1921
4. 1st African-American female legislator (1928) to serve in any state legislature appointment in the U.S.
Finally, W. Virginia was home to Homer Hickam, the pioneering rocket engineer whose early life was documented in the 1999 film October Sky starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
On Today, June 19
The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington in 1910.
The day became a nationwide holiday in 1972 (58 years after Woodrow Wilson made Mother's Day an official holida... View MoreOn Today, June 19
The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington in 1910.
The day became a nationwide holiday in 1972 (58 years after Woodrow Wilson made Mother's Day an official holiday ... what was that all about!?!).
Today, there are approximately 70 million fathers in the United States. Happy Father's Day to each of you!
On Today, June 18
The British evacuated Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War in 1778.
All of it.
Imagine evacuating Philly today. 1.582 million souls as of 2020. Talk about a madhouse!!
For c... View MoreOn Today, June 18
The British evacuated Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War in 1778.
All of it.
Imagine evacuating Philly today. 1.582 million souls as of 2020. Talk about a madhouse!!
For comparison, Philly is over twice as large as Boston but only half as large as Chicago. That makes Philly the city that is just right! ... what? what? Sure, that's corny, but I laughed as I wrote it, lol!
On Today, June 17
Disneyland officially invites visitors through the gates for the first time in 1955.
Anaheim, California, is never the same.
Disney World, Florida (opened in 1971), is larger, but... View MoreOn Today, June 17
Disneyland officially invites visitors through the gates for the first time in 1955.
Anaheim, California, is never the same.
Disney World, Florida (opened in 1971), is larger, but the iconic Disney experience is best served up at the Original, Best, and Most Iconic Location ... Anaheim!
Happy 67th Birthday, Disneyland!
On Today, June 16
Athlete Willie Banks covers 58 feet, 11.5 inches in a triple jump to set a world record in 1985.
Banks also won his FOURTH U.S. national championship that year. During his career, ... View MoreOn Today, June 16
Athlete Willie Banks covers 58 feet, 11.5 inches in a triple jump to set a world record in 1985.
Banks also won his FOURTH U.S. national championship that year. During his career, he won virtually everything possible except for a bid at Olympic gold. He finished sixth at the 1988 Olympic Games.
On Today, June 14
The U.S. Congress adopts the official American flag in 1777.
The flag looked somewhat different than today's Stars and Stripes. The principle difference? Only 13 stars for the orig... View MoreOn Today, June 14
The U.S. Congress adopts the official American flag in 1777.
The flag looked somewhat different than today's Stars and Stripes. The principle difference? Only 13 stars for the original 13 states. Our current version adopted in 1960 has 50 stars (but still 13 stripes).
In 1795, the number of stripes was increased to 15 to match the number of states and the number of stars at the time. In 1818, when changing the number of stars to 20, Congress decided the stripes would be set at 13 to honor the original colonies that banded together to form our United States.
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