June 8 - Shutterbug

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This Day In History

793

Vikings raid the abbey at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, commonly accepted as the beginning of the Scandinavian invasion of England.

1789

James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in the House of Representatives; by 1791, ten of them are ratified by the state legislatures and become the Bill of Rights; another is eventually ratified in 1992 to become the 27th Amendment.

1887

Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' – his punched card calculator.

1906

Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.

1948

Milton Berle hosts the debut of Texaco Star Theater.

1949

George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.

1959

The USS Barbero and United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.

1966

An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2 destroying both planes during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. NASA pilot Joseph A. Walker and United States Air Force test pilot Carl Cross are both killed.

1992

The first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro.
2004
 The first Venus Transit in modern history takes place, the previous one being in 1882.

Famous Birthdays

1625

Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian scientist and astronomer (d. 1712)

1671

Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (d. 1751)

1810

Robert Schumann, German composer (d. 1856)

1855

George Charles Haité, English designer, painter and illustrator (d.1924)

1867

Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (d. 1959)

1910

John W. Campbell, American publisher and editor (d. 1971)

1912

Harry Holtzman, American abstract artist (d. 1987)

1916

Francis Crick, English molecular biologist; Nobel laureate (d. 2004)

1917

Byron "Whizzer" White, American football player and Supreme Court Justice (d. 2002)

1918

Robert Preston, American actor (d. 1987)

1928

Kate Wilhelm, American science fiction, mystery, and fantasy author

1936

James Darren, American actor and singer

1943

Colin Baker, British actor

1946

Elizabeth A. Lynn, American fantasy & science fiction author

1950

Kathy Baker, American actress

1951

Bonnie Tyler, Welsh country, pop and rock singer

1955

Tim Berners-Lee, English internet developer

1957

Scott Adams, American cartoonist

1962

Nick Rhodes, English musician (Duran Duran)

1970

Troy Vincent, American footballer

1981

Sara Watkins, American fiddler