Daily Calendar for Monday, June 26, 2023
Born
- Arthur Middleton (U.S. statesman, signed U.S. Declaration of Independence) –
- Lord Kelvin (physicist, inventor of the Kelvin temperature scale) –
- Pearl S. Buck (Nobel prize-winning author, humanitarian) –
- Peter Lorre (actor) –
- Chris Isaak (singer) –
- Sean Hayes (actor) –
- Chris O'Donnell (actor) –
- Gretchen Wilson (country singer) –
Died
- Roy Campanella (baseball player) –
- Jay Berwanger (football player, first winner of the Heisman Trophy) –
- Strom Thurmond (died at age 100. He was the longest-serving senator in U.S. history) –
- Liz Claiborne (fashion designer) –
- Norma Lyon (fourth official butter cow sculptor of the Iowa State Fair) –
- Nora Ephron (screenwriter & director) –
Events
- John Tyler became the first president to marry while in office –
- The first boardwalk in the world was completed at the resort town of Atlantic City, NJ –
- Coney Island’s Cyclone roller coaster made its debut –
- United Nations charter signed, San Francisco, CA –
- Opening ceremonies took place for the St. Lawrence Seaway, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic –
- President John F. Kennedy visited W. Berlin and gave his Ich bin ein Berliner” speech” –
- CN Tower, 1,815 ’ high, opened to the public, Toronto, Ontario –
- Bob Barker, host of the television game show The Price is Right, was inducted into the Academy of Television and Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame –
Weather
- Phoenix, Arizona, reached 122 degrees F –
- Los Angeles, California, soared to 112 degrees F –
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