June 28, 2022
QUOTE
I’ve been accused of vulgarity. I say that’s bullshit.
--Mel Brooks
BIRTHDAYS
1491 – Henry VIII of England
1703 – John Wesley, English cleric and theologian
1926 – Mel Brooks, Actor, director, producer, and screenwrite
1931 – Junior Johnson, Stockcar driver and team owner
1971 – Elon Musk, South African-born American entrepreneur
IN MEMORY
1836 – James Madison, American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States
2013 – Ted Hood, Sailor and architect
2015 – Jack Carter, Actor and comedian
2016 – Scotty Moore, Guitarist
2016 – Pat Summitt, Women’s college basketball head coach
IN ON THIS DAY
1776 Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.
1865 – The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
1894 – Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
1902 – The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
1926 – Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
1950 – During the Korean War suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.