June 7
June 8, 1982 Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige, hall of fame baseball player, died. Paige was…
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June 9
June 9, 2000 Jacob Lawrence, painter and educator, died. Lawrence was born September 7, 1919…
June 10
June 10, 1910 Howlin’ Wolf, blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, was born Chester Arthur…
June 11
June 11, 1963 Alabama Governor George C. Wallace stood in the doorway of Foster Auditorium…
June 12
June 12, 1930 Barbara Clementine Harris, the world’s first female Anglican bishop, was born in…
June 13
June 13, 1980 Walter Rodney, prominent Guyanese historian and political activist, was assassinated by a…
June 14
June 14, 1854 Nat Love, one of the most famous cowboys of the Old West,…
June 15
Josiah Henson (June 15, 1789 – May 5, 1883) was an author, abolitionist, and minister.…
June 16
June 16, 1975 The game show “Musical Chairs” premiered on CBS with Adam Wade as…
June 17
In June 1821, the first convention of the new Zion’s denomination, James Varick was appointed…