June 19 - Stylish

Stylish

Thanks for the scarves, Aunt Tee!

This Day In History

1586

English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.

1846

The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired.

1910

The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.

1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving a 54-day filibuster in the Senate.

1978

Garfield, holder of the Guinness World Record for the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, makes its debut.

Famous Birthdays

1566

King James I of England and VI of Scotland (d. 1625)

1623

Blaise Pascal, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1662)

1795

James Braid, Scottish surgeon and pioneer of Hypnotherapy (d.1860)

1816

William Henry Webb, American industrialist (d. 1899)

1897

Moe Howard, American actor (d. 1975)

1902

Guy Lombardo, Canadian bandleader (d. 1977)

1903

Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (d. 1941)

1930

Gena Rowlands, American actress

1942

Jeff Moss, American composer, lyricist, playwright and television writer (d. 1998)

1954

Kathleen Turner, American actress

1956

Doug Stone, American singer

1964

Boris Johnson, British politician

1972

Robin Tunney, American actress

1978

Zoe Saldana, American actress