Shefali Chowdhury(actress; plays Parvati Patil in the Harry Potter movies)–
Died
Bugsy Siegel(gangster)–
Jack Kilby(the man who pioneered the development of the microchip and helped to create the first hand-held calculator)–
Donald Sutherland(actor)–
Events
Congress adopted the Great Seal of the United States –
Queen Victoria gained the British throne –
A patent for the telegraph was granted to Samuel Morse –
West Virginia was admitted to the Union as the 35th state –
Queen Victoria’s 2-day Golden Jubilee celebration began –
First “Baby Bonus” checks were sent to Canadian families –
The microgroove, long-playing, Vinylite record, called the LP, was formally introduced at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City by CBS (Columbia Records) –
Fred H. Howard received a patent for a hybrid tea rose with clear rose red color which does not fade or turn blue”“ –
The U.S. and the Soviet Union signed an agreement in Geneva to establish a so-called hot line emergency communication system, linking Washington and Moscow –
New National Library of Canada building officially opened in Ottawa, Ontario –
The first oil from Alaska’s frozen north slope began flowing into the trans-Alaska pipeline system (TAPS) –
In Russia, Sir Paul McCartney performed his 3,000th gig –
A minor earthquake (magnitude 1.0) shook the New Hampshire seacoast –
Weather
Tornado hit Fargo, North Dakota, destroying 1,364 homes and killing 10 –
Baseball-sized hail was reported in parts of New England –
Lightning from Friday night storms (June 20) sparked more than 800 fires in northern California. Storms on Friday night produced an estimated 5,000 to 6,000 lightning strikes. Thousands of firefighters, including those from neighboring states, worked to put the fires out from ground and air over the next few days. Tens of thousands of acres were consumed over several days. On Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard helicopters performed an emergency airlift of 8 endangered California condors (7 juveniles, 1 adult) from a wildlife center to the Monterey airport. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared state of emergency for Monterey and Trinity Counties on Monday. –
Newark, New Jersey, had a record high temperature of 98 degrees Fahrenheit –
Burlington, Vermont, had a record high temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit –
New York City had a record high temperature of 98 degrees Fahrenheit –
Hartford, Connecticut, had a record high temperature of 97 degrees Fahrenheit –
Danielle formed, setting a record for the earliest fourth tropical storm in the Atlantic basin –
