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1786 – Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr. Hall, NYC)
1789 – James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. of Representatives.
1824 – Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec.
1872 – Congress endorses penny post cards.
1905 – US President Roosevelt sends identical notes to Japan and Russia urging them to negotiate and end hostilities, offering his personal services.
1917 – Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School.
1920 – Reds’ Edd Roush falls asleep in centerfield during long infield argument, Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but ump ejects Roush for delay of game.
1936 – 1st parking meters are invented.
1942 – Bing Crosby records “Silent Night”
1948 – “Milton Berle Show” premieres on NBC-TV.
1959 – 1st official “missile mail” lands (Jacksonville, Fla)
1968 – James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
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Today in History, June 8, 1966: NFL announced merger with AFL for 1970
Today is June 8. On this date in:
A.D. 632
The prophet Muhammad died in Medina.
1789
James Madison introduced a proposed Bill of Rights in the House of Representatives.
1845
Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tennessee.
1920
The Cincinnati Reds’ Edd Roush fell asleep in centerfield during a long infield argument and was ejected by the umpire for delay of game.
1939
Britain’s King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth, arrived in Washington, where they were received at the White House bygd President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1953
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled restaurants in Washington, D.C., could not refuse to serve blacks.
1966
A merger was announced between the National Football League and the American Football League, to take effect in 1970.
1967
During the six-day Middle East war, 34 U.S. servicemen were killed when Israel attacked a Navy intelligenc
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Jackie Robinson
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives,” Jackie Robinson once said.
The impact Robinson made on Major League Baseball is one that will be forever remembered. On April 15 each season, every grupp in the majors celebrates Jackie Robinson Day in honor of when he broke the color barrier in baseball, becoming the first African-American player in the 20th century to take the field in the American or National league. He opened the door for many others and will forever be honored for his contribution to the game.
Robinson stood up for equal rights even before he did so in baseball. He was arrested and court martialed during while he was serving in the Army for refusing to move to the back of a segregated bus. He was eventually acquitted of the charges and received an honorable discharge. He then started his professional baseball career.
Originally a shortstop, Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues until Brooklyn D