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June 21, 1893

On this day in 1893 the world’s first Ferris wheel opened to the public at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Standing some 264 feet (80.5 meters) tall, the enormous revolving steel wheel was designed by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. and could carry 2,160 passengers at a time. The novel ride ended up being the hit of the exposition, attracting more than 1 million riders between June and the close of the fair that November.

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Today is Sunday, June 21, 2026

The History of Today

1788 - The U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.

1939 - Lou Gehrig quit baseball due to illness.

1942 - Ben Hogan recorded the lowest score (to that time) in a major golf tournament. Hogan shot a 271 for 72 holes in Chicago, IL.

1945 - Allied forces captured Okinawa, Japan.

1981 - "Raiders of the Lost Ark" opened.
 


Creedence Clearwater Revival’s self-titled debut album was released this month in 1968. Recorded earlier that February, the album consists of a mix of five John Fogerty-penned originals and three covers (“Suzie Q,” “I Put a Spell on You,” and “Ninety-Nine and a Half [Won’t Do]”) arranged by John.
Two songs from the album, “Porterville” and “Walk on the Water”, were actually songs from the band’s stint as The Golliwogs, with “Walk on the Water” originally titled “Walking on the Water” and re-recorded for the album, and “Porterville” appearing as the same version it did when issued as a Golliwogs single in 1967.
The album would hit #52 on the Billboard 200, and eventually was certified platinum in the US in 1990.
 
Today is Monday, June 22, 2026

The History of Today

1772 - Slavery was outlawed in England.

1933 - Germany became a one political party country when Hitler banned parties other than the Nazis.

1944

1946 - Jet airplanes were used to transport mail for the first time.

1959 - Eddie Lubanski rolled 24 consecutive strikes in a bowling tournament in Miami, FL.

1990 - Billy Joel became the first rock artist to perform at Yankee Stadium.
 
migalyto said:
June 21, 1893

On this day in 1893 the world’s first Ferris wheel opened to the public at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Standing some 264 feet (80.5 meters) tall, the enormous revolving steel wheel was designed by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. and could carry 2,160 passengers at a time. The novel ride ended up being the hit of the exposition, attracting more than 1 million riders between June and the close of the fair that November.

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My grandfather was 21 years old, and worked as a page at the Exposition. In 1903, he married my grandmother. They moved into a residence hotel, where they lived all their lives. At least 13 years ago, when I visited the area, they had torn the place down for a parking lot! It is still a parking lot....right across the street from the new President Obama Center!
 
Today is Tuesday, June 23, 2026

The History of Today

1700 - Russia gave up its Black Sea fleet as part of a truce with the Ottoman Empire.

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1904 - The first American motorboat race got underway on the Hudson River in New York.

1926 - The first lip reading tournament in America was held in Philadelphia, PA.
 


trailrider said:
My grandfather was 21 years old, and worked as a page at the Exposition. In 1903, he married my grandmother. They moved into a residence hotel, where they lived all their lives. At least 13 years ago, when I visited the area, they had torn the place down for a parking lot! It is still a parking lot....right across the street from the new President Obama Center!
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My fraternal grandfather parents attended the Expo visiting from Ireland and stayed. He was born during the visit and the family lived at the Hotel Del Prado with his parents even staying there with my grandmother after they married. They stayed there until the 1930’s when they purchased a house on Artesian. His dad was gone but my great grandmother stayed with them there until she passed in the 50’s. Here is the current Google street view.





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June 24, 1948

One of the first major crises of the nascent Cold War, the Berlin Blockade tested the resolve of the Western alliance to protect the small non-communist enclave of West Berlin.

When the Soviets blockaded the city in 1948, the Western alliance resolved to break the Soviet operation by airlifting in the supplies that the West Berliners needed.

Pilot Gail Halvorsen of the US Air Force noticed a crowd of children at Berlin airport when he dropped off supplies. When he handed out candy, he was so impressed by their gratitude that he promised to return with more candy. Thus began Operation Little Vittles. More than twenty tons of candy were dropped on Berlin, some of it sent by children all around the United States.

Eventually, the Soviets relented, realizing that the airlift had ended up supplying more than had initially come by rail and land before the blockade.
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Children in Berlin await US aircraft dropping candy over the city during the Berlin Airlift in 1948.
 
Today is Wednesday, June 24, 2026

The History of Today

1509 - Henry VIII was crowned King of England.

1717 - The Freemasons were founded in London.

1922 - The American Professional Football Association took the name of The National Football League.

1931 - The Soviet Union and Afghanistan signed a treaty of neutrality.

1940 - TV cameras were used for the first time in a political convention as the Republicans convened in Philadelphia, PA.

1962 - The N.Y. Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers, 9-7, after 22 innings.

1997 - The U.S. Air Force released a report titled "The Roswell Report, Case Closed" that dismissed the claims that an alien spacecraft had crashed in Roswell, NM, in 1947.
 
Today is Thursday, June 25, 2026

The History of Today

1868 - The U.S. Congress enacted legislation granting an eight-hour day to workers employed by the Federal government.

1876 - Lt. Col. Custer and 210 men of the U.S. 7th Cavalry were killed by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians at Little Big Horn in Montana.

1984 - The soundtrack "Purple Rain" was released five weeks ahead of the film.

1998 - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the line-item veto thereby striking down presidential power to cancel specific items in tax and spending legislation



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Today is Friday, June 26, 2026

The History of Today

1804 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition reached the mouth of the Kansas River after completing a westward trek of nearly 400 river miles.

1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr.

1945 - The U.N. Charter was signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, CA.

1961 - A Kuwaiti vote opposed Iraq's annexation plans.

1971 - The U.S. Justice Department issued a warrant for Daniel Ellsberg, accusing him of giving away the Pentagon Papers.

1977 - Elvis Presley's final concert took place at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis.
 


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