CoM Moderators Posted June 19 Posted June 19 1825 - Gioachino Rossini's opera "Il viaggio a Reims" (The Journey to Reims) premieres in celebration of the coronation of French King Charles X 1868 - Major General E. R. S. Canby removes mayor of Columbia, South Carolina 1917 - The British Royal Family, which has had strong German ties since George I, renounces its German names and titles and adopts the name of Windsor 1941 - US President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Two Ocean Navy Expansion Act - increases the size of US Navy by 70% 1960 - 1st Copa Libertadores Final, Asunción: Luis Cubilla scores 83' equaliser for Peñarol of Uruguay for 1-1 draw against Olimpia (Paraguay); win 2-1 on aggregate after taking 1st-leg 1-0 in Montevideo 1969 - State troopers ordered to Cairo Ill, to quell racial disturbances 1974 - KC Royals pitcher Steve Busby throws his 2nd career no-hitter; beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0 1981 - India's APPLE satellite, 1st to be stabilized on 3 axes, launched 1997 - "Forever Tango!" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC 2011 - US Open Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Irishman Rory McIlroy wins by 8 strokes ahead of Australian Jason Day; sets 11 tournament records, including lowest total 72-hole score (268) and lowest total under par (−16) More Historical Events »
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