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today in history

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A TREASURE TROVE OF WRITING CONTENT 
plus  Daily Celebration Ideas*
SELECT your topic.
THINK "What do I know?"
FOLLOW text links to learn more.
CONSIDER related personal experiences.
CONNECT your ideas with other items of interest.
START WRITING, additional thoughts will naturally flow.

It happened in June...

June 1   /  1770 - Benedict Arnold is court-martialed  / 1926 - Marilyn Monroe born  /  1980 - CNN launched  / Flip a Coin Day /  Go Barefoot Day 

June  2  /  1865 - American Civil War ends  / 1921 - Flash floods ravage Colorado  /  1935 - Babe Ruth retires  /  1997 - McVeigh convicted for Oklahoma City bombing  / I Love My Dentist Day  /  Bubba Day  /  Rocky Road Day

June  3  /  1864 - Union disaster at Cold Harbor  / 1965 - An American walks in space  /   1989 - Crackdown at Tiananmen Square begins  / Egg Day  / Repeat Day

June  4  /  1876 - Express train crosses the USA in 83 hours  /   1940 - Dunkirk evacuation begins  /  1942 - Battle of Midway begins  / Hug Your Cat Day  /  Old Maid Day

June  5  /  1933 - FDR takes United States of the gold standard  /  1967 - Six Year War begins  /  1968 - Bobby Kennedy is assassinated   / Gingerbread Day  /  World Environment Day

June  6  /   1944 - D-Day,  Allied Forces invade France  / 1933 - First drive-in movie theater opens  /  1981 - Train avoids cow,  but kills 600  / Gardening Exercise Day  / Yo-Yo Day

June  7  /  1866 - Chief Seattle dies near the city named for him  /  1893 - Ghandi's first act of civil disobedience  /  1913 - First successful ascent of Mt. McKinley  / Daniel Boone Day  /  Chocolate Ice Cream Day

June  8  / 1948 - First Porsche completed  /  1968 - King assassination suspected arrested  /  1949 - FBI report names Hollywood figures as communists  /  Best Friends Day  / Name Your Poison Day 

June  9  /  1534 - Cartier discovers the St. Lawrence River  /  1856 - Mormon handcart pioneers depart for St. Lake City  /  1973 - Secretariat wins Triple Crown  / Strawberry Rhubarb Day

June  10  /  1692 - First Salem witch hanging   /  1752 -  Franklin flies kite during thunderstorm  /   1935 -  Alcoholics Anonymous founded  / Herb and Spice Day  /  Iced Tea Day

June  11  /  1950 - Ben Hogan wins courageous U.S. Open comeback  /  1962- Alcatraz proves escapable for three men  /  1955 - Tragedy at Le Mans  /Corn on the Cob Day  /  King Kamehameah Day

June  12  /  1862 - J.E.B Stuart rides around the Union Army  /  1942 - Anne Frank receives a diary  /  1987 - Reagan challenges Gorbachev  /  Machine Day  /  Red Rose Day

June  13  /  323 - Alexander the Great dies  /  1381 - Peasant army marches in to London  /  1966 - Miranda rights are established  /  1983 - Pioneer 10 departs solar system  / Kitchen Klutzes of America Day /  Peanut Butter Cookie Day

June  14  / 1777 - Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes / 1789 - Bounty mutiny survivors reach Timor  /  1811 - Harriet Beecher Stowe is born  / 1940 - German troops enter Paris  / Flag Day  /  Pop Goes the Weasel Day

June  15  /  1215 - Magna Carta sealed  / 1775 - Washington assigned to lead the Continental Army /  1846 - U.S. - Canadian border established  / 1904 - River excursion ends in tragedy  /  Lobster Day  /  Smile Day


June  16  / 1884 - First roller coaster in America opens  /  1858 - Lincoln warns that America is becoming a "house divided"  /  1963 - First woman in space  / Fudge Day

June  17  / 1775 - Battle of Bunker Hill  /  1885 - Statue of Liberty arrives in America  /  1994 - O.J. Simpson police chase  / Eat Your Vegetables Day  / Fathers Day

June  18  /  1812 - War of 1812 begins  / 1815 - Napoleon defeated at Waterloo  /  1984 - Radio talk-show host gunned down for controversial views  / Picnic Day

June  19  /  1953 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed  /  1905 - First Nickelodeon opens  /  1972 - Curt Flood free agent baseball player case decided  /  Juneteenth Day /  Sauntering Day

BE CREATIVE, make your response interesting and fun to read.
TAKE PRIDE in your work.​ 
EDIT AND SHARE the final product with others.
May we prompt you?
Extra Extra - Read all about it...  then write a newsworthy article answering the expository questions of  "Who, What, When, Where and Why".

Persuasive Essay - Research a controversial event.  Identify a difference of opinions from your study, take a position, then present and defend your argument.

Historical Fiction - Using the framework of a "day in time", create your own characters and plot structure... start writing.

*Party Planner - Given the assignment to plan for a particular celebration, submit a detailed proposal to your prospective client.

*Daily Celebrations - Create your own party blog complete with creative party ideas. Include detailed descriptions of the planned activities.​
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June  20  / 1941 - Ford signs first contract with autoworker's union  /   1975- Movie "Jaws" is released  /  1977 - Oil flows in Alaska  /  Ice Cream Day  /  Vanilla Milkshake Day

June  21  / 1788 - U.S. Constitution ratified  / 1970 - Pele leads Brazil over Italy  / 1982 - Hinckley found not guilty by reason of insanity  / Cuckoo Day  /  Go Skateboarding Day

June  22  / 1611 - Hudson set adrift by mutineers  / 1944 - FDR signs of GI bill / 1986 - Hand of God helps out Maradona  /  Chocolate Eclair Day  /  Onion Rings Day

June  23  / 1902 - "Mercedes" registered as a brand name  /  1972 - Title IX law enacted to provide equality to female athletes  1989 - Movie Batman is released  /  Pink Day  /  Typewriting Day

June  24  / 1948 - Soviets blockade West Berlin  /  1966 - Senate passes Auto Safety legislation  /  1997 - U.S. Air Force reports on Roswell  /   Museum Comes to Life Day  /  Swim a Lap Day

June  25  /  1876 - Indians defeat Custer at Little Big Horn  /  1950 - Korean War begins  / 2009 - King of Pop, "Michael Jackson" dies  / Catfish Day

June  26  / 1541 - Conqueror of the Incas assassinated  /  1807 - Lightening strikes in Luxembourg  /  1948 - U.S. begins Berlin airlift   /  Beauticians Day  /  Chocolate Pudding Day

June  27  / 1844 - Mormon leader killed by mob  /   1922 - First Newbery Medal for children's literature  /  1976 - Ebola virus outbreak in Sudan  / Orange Blossom Day  /  Sunglasses Day

June  28  /  1914 - Archduke Ferdinand assassinated  /  1922 - Two big quakes rock California  /  1953 - First Corvette assembled in Flint, Michigan  / Paul Bunyan Day

June  29  / 1613 - Globe Theater burns down  /  1972 - U.S. Supreme Court strikes down death penalty  /  1995 - U.S. space shuttle docks with Russian space station  /  Camera Day  /  Waffle Iron Day

June  30  / 1520 - Spanish retreat from Aztec capital  /  1859  - Daredevil crosses Niagara Falls  /  1934 - Night of the Long Knives  /  1971 - Soviet cosmonauts perish in reentry disaster  /  Meteor Day
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