Once Upon A Time – June 22 – 1847 – First Ring Doughnut Supposedly Created By Hanson Gregory

1633 Galileo Galilei forced to recant his Copernican views that the Earth orbits the Sun by the Pope (Vatican only admits it was wrong on Oct 31, 1992!)

1675 Royal Greenwich Observatory established in England by Charles II

1772 Somerset v Stewart court case finds slavery unsupported by English common law, encouraging the abolitionist movement

1848 Beginning of the June Days uprising in Paris by French workers

1865 The CSS Shenandoah fires the last shot of the American Civil War in the Bering Strait to indicate surrender

Historical Events Today

Today in Film & TV

1977 Walt Disney’s “Rescuers” released, first Disney film to get a sequel

Today in Music

1963 “Little” Stevie Wonder aged 13 releases his first single “Fingertips” (first live non-studio recording to go to No. 1 on Billboard)

Today in Sport

1937 Challenger Joe Louis KOs James J Braddock in the 8th round at Chicago’s Comiskey Park for the world heavyweight boxing title

MORE FACTS….

1934 John Dillinger is informally named America’s first Public Enemy Number One

1847 – First ring doughnut supposedly created by Hanson Gregory

Famous Weddings

1894 Harry Houdini marries Bessie Rahner

1958 NBA forward Elgin Baylor (23) weds Ruby Saunder at Mt Olive Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.

1962 American actress-singer Jane Froman (54) weds college friend Rowland Smith