CoM Moderators Posted June 24 Posted June 24 474 - Magister Militum of Dalamatia Julius Nepos proclaimed Emperor in Rome - rules only until 475 as the last Western Roman Emperor 1861 - Tennessee becomes the 11th and last state to secede from the Union 1881 - 200 drown as train runs off bridge near Cuautla, Mexico 1922 - Adolf Hitler begins a month long prison sentence for paramilitary operations; he rails against the 'Jewish sell-out' of Germany to the Bolsheviks 1956 - "The Steve Allen Show" returns on NBC-TV 1972 - Single "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" by Jimmy Castor Bunch peaks at #6 1972 - Wake Island becomes unincorporated territory of US (US Air Force) 1982 - US Supreme Court rules president can't be sued for actions in office 2004 - Capital punishment is declared unconstitutional in New York 2022 - Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, and Kendrick Lamar headline; other performers include Crowded House, Robert Plant and Alison Krause, Noel Gallagher, Dianna Ross, Herbie Hancock, Billy Bragg, Angélique Kidjo, Lorde, Ziggy Marley, Suzanne Vega, and Hothouse Flowers More Historical Events »
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