{"id":20369,"date":"2015-06-09T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=20369"},"modified":"2015-06-09T08:59:59","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T13:59:59","slug":"today-in-history-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=20369","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?attachment_id=20372\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20372\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20372\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/0609mccarthyB-300x236.jpg?resize=300%2C236\" alt=\"0609mccarthyB\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a>Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>On June 9, 1954, Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army hearings over McCarthy&#8217;s attack on a member of Welch&#8217;s law firm, asking &#8220;Have you no sense of decency?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1870 Author Charles Dickens died at age 58.<\/p>\n<p>1891 Composer Cole Porter was born in Peru, Ind.<\/p>\n<p>1911 Carrie Nation, the hatchet-wielding temperance crusader, died at age 64.<\/p>\n<p>1940 Norway surrendered to the Nazis during World War II.<\/p>\n<p>1969 The Senate confirmed Warren Burger to be chief justice of the United States, succeeding Earl Warren.<\/p>\n<p>1973 Secretariat won horse racing&#8217;s Triple Crown with a victory at the Belmont Stakes.<\/p>\n<p>1980 Comedian Richard Pryor suffered near-fatal burns at his home when a mixture of free-base cocaine exploded.<\/p>\n<p>1986 The Rogers Commission released its report on the Challenger disaster, criticizing NASA and rocket-builder Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts.<\/p>\n<p>2008 Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds became the sixth player in baseball history to hit 600 home runs.<\/p>\n<p>2012 Maria Sharapova of Russia beat Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final to complete a career Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Birthdays:<br \/>\nActor Johnny Depp turns 52 years old today.<\/p>\n<p>Jackie Mason, Comedian, 87<\/p>\n<p>Marvin Kalb, Broadcast journalist, 85<\/p>\n<p>Dick Vitale, Sportscaster, 76<\/p>\n<p>Patricia Cornwell, Mystery author, 59<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Sorkin, Writer, producer (&#8220;The West Wing&#8221;), 54<\/p>\n<p>Gloria Reuben, Actress (&#8220;ER&#8221;), 51<\/p>\n<p>Tedy Bruschi, Football player, 42<\/p>\n<p>Natalie Portman, Actress, 34<\/p>\n<p>Actor Michael J. 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