June 22: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

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1. In 1847, the donut was created.
2. In 1870, the U.S. Justice Department was formed.
3. In 1870, the first boardwalk in America was invented.
4. In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill of Rights.
5. In 1947, Holt, Missouri got 12 inches of rain in 40 minutes.
6. In 1962, the Hovercraft was first tested in flight.
7. In 1969, Judy Garland passed away.
8. In 1970, President Nixon signed the 26th amendment that lowered the voting age to 18.
9. In 1970, the Supreme Court ruled that juries of less than 12 people were in fact constitutional.
10. In 1991, an underwater volcano named Mount Didicas erupted in the Phillipines.
11. Famous Birthdays: Carson Daly, tv host; Cindi Lauper, singer; Meryl Streep; actress; Kris Kristofferson, musician and actor; John Dillinger, bank robber; Freddie Prinze, actor.

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