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On This Day — June 71899 — American temperance crusader Carrie Nation destroys the inventory of a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas. 1929 — The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence. 1942 — The Battle of Midway ends with an American victory. 1946 — BBC One, the main channel of the BBC, returns to the air after seven years due to the Second World War. 1977 — Five-hundred million watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth ll on television. 1982 — Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public. The bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits. Born on This Day 1837 — Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant, father. 1917 — Dean Martin, singer, actor, TV host. 1940 — Tom Jones, Welsh singer. It's not unusual if you know who he is. 1952 — Liam Neeson, Oscar-nominated Irish actor. 1958 — Prince, musician, actor, producer. 1959 — Mike Pence, 49th vice-president of the United States. 1988 — Michael Cera, Canadian actor best known for his role in Arrested Development. On This Day in Music 1963 — The Rolling Stones release their debut single, Come On, which had previously been recorded by Chuck Berry. 1964 — Just one year later, the Stones are booed off the stage during a stop on their first U.S. tour in San Antonio. A troupe of performing monkeys, which had opened for the band, are called back out to perform again. 1977 — Led Zeppelin sells out Madison Square Garden six nights in a row during their final U.S. tour. Top ticket price is $10.50. 1997 — Another noted supergroup, Hanson, debuts with Mmmbop, which would bop all the way to No. 1 in 27 countries. 2002 — Virgin Records drops Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh Spice, after her album sells only 50,000 copies. It cost more than $5 million to make. She would end up doing OK all the same. |
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