Associated Press
On June 8, 1982, in the first speech by an American president to a joint session of the British Parliament, President Ronald Reagan predicted that Marxism-Leninism would wind up “on the ash heap of history.”
On this date in:
632 The Prophet Mohammed died in Medina.
1845 Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tenn., at age 78.
1861 Tennessee seceded from the Union.
1864 Abraham Lincoln was nominated for a second term as president at the Republican Party convention in Baltimore.
1915 Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigned in a disagreement over U.S. handling of the sinking of the Lusitania.
1948 The “Texaco Star Theater” made its debut on NBC-TV with Milton Berle as guest host.
1953 The Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in the District of Columbia could not refuse to serve blacks.
1969 The New York Yankees retired Mickey Mantle’s uniform No. 7 during “Mickey Mantle Day” at Yankee Stadium.
1987 Fawn Hall, secretary to national security aide Oliver L. North, testified at the Iran-Contra hearings, saying she had helped to shred some documents.
1995 U.S. Marines rescued Capt. Scott O’Grady, whose F16-C fighter jet had been shot down by Bosnian Serbs on June 2.
1998 The National Rifle Association elected actor Charlton Heston its president.
2001 British Prime Minister Tony Blair was elected to a second term in a landslide.
Today’s Birthdays:
Actress Julianna Margulies (“The Good Wife,” “ER”) turns 48 years old today.
Barbara Bush, Former first lady, 90
Jerry Stiller, Actor, comedian (“The King of Queens,” “Seinfeld”), 88
Nancy Sinatra, Singer, 75
Boz Scaggs, Rock singer, 71
Kathy Baker, Actress, 65
Sonia Braga, Actress, 65
Bonnie Tyler, Singer, 64
Griffin Dunne, Actor, director, 60
Scott Adams, Cartoonist (“Dilbert”), 58
Keenen Ivory Wayans Actor, director, 57
Mick Hucknall, Rock singer (Simply Red), 55
Nick Rhodes, Musician (Duran Duran), 53
Dan Futterman Actor, screenwriter, 48
Kelli Williams, Actress (“The Practice”), 45
Mark Feuerstein, Actor, 44
Lindsay Davenport, Tennis Hall of Famer, 39
Maria Menounos, TV personality, 37
Derek Trucks, Rock musician, 36
Kim Clijsters, Tennis player, 32
Rapper Kanye West turns 38 years old today.