June 23: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

(Page last edited 10/12/2017)

1. In 1860, the U.S. Secret Service was created.
2. In 1949, the first 12 women graduate from medical school at Harvard.
3. In 1955, Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" was released.
4. In 1979, the song "My Sharona," was released by the Knack.
5. In 1980, the first solar-powered, two-way radio conversation, was had coast-to-coast.
6. In 1980, the David Letterman show debuted on NBC daytime.
7. In 1981, Amanda Maccaro became the 1st American to win Russian Ballet Competition.
8. In 1982, temperatures reached -117 degrees F in the South Pole. The lowest on record.
9. In 1983, the U.S. Supreme court ruled Congress could not veto presidential decisions.
10. In 1994, South Africa reclaimed its seat in the U.N.
11. Famous Birthdays: Selma Blair, actress; June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash's wife and singer; Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice; Memphis Bleek, rapper

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