Historical Events
1284
According to legend, the Pied Piper leads the children of Hamelin away.
1848
The June Days Uprising begins in Paris.
1945
The United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco.
1963
President Kennedy gives his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in West Berlin.
2015
The US Supreme Court rules in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples have the right to marry.
Famous Birthdays
1730
Charles Messier
French astronomer who compiled the Messier catalog of deep-sky objects.
1892
Pearl Buck
American writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature for The Good Earth.
1904
Peter Lorre
Hungarian-American actor known for his roles in Casablanca and M.
1956
Chris Isaak
American musician known for Wicked Game.
1961
Greg LeMond
American cyclist who won the Tour de France three times.
