CoM Moderators Posted June 26 Posted June 26 Historical Events 1929 - ENKA/Vereinigte Glanzstoff Factory merge AKU (Genl Kunstzijde Union) 1981 - "Stripes", American military comedy film, directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and John Candy premieres 1997 - U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Communications Decency Act, inconsistent with the 1st Amendment 2003 - NBA Draft: St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio) small forward LeBron James first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers 2019 - Former Gambian beauty queen Fatou "Toufah" Jallow says she was raped by former President Yahya Jammeh as part of a Human Rights Watch and Trial International report More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1865 - Bernard Berenson, American art critic (Italian Painters of the Renaissance), born in Vilnius, Lithuania, Russian Empire (d. 1959) 1890 - Jeanne Eagels, American actress and former Ziegfeld Girl (Rain, Under False Colors), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1929) 1894 - Bill Wirges, American orchestra leader (Growing Paynes), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1971) 1943 - Allen Strange, American composer (Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and Controls), born in Calexico, California (d. 2008) 1979 - Ryō Fukuda, Japanese racing driver, born in Fukuoka, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1848 - Stevenson Archer, American judge and Congressmen from Maryland, dies at 61 1939 - Ford Madox Ford [Hueffer], British novelist (The Good Soldier), critic, and journal editor (The Transatlantic), dies at 65 1946 - Yosuke Matsuoka, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (b. 1880) 1979 - Charles Clore, financier, dies 2020 - William Negri, Italian soccer goalkeeper (12 caps; Mantova, Bologna), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »
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