A bit of June 20th history…
451 - Battle of the Catalaunian Plains: Romans and Visigoths Defeat Attila the Hun in NE France - his only defeat
1782 - Congress approves Great Seal of USA and the bald eagle as it’s symbol
1840 - Samuel Morse patents his telegraph
1867 - US President Johnson announces the Alaska purchase
1893 - Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the 1892 ax murders of her father and step-mother in Massachusetts
1911 - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is incorporated in NY
1949 - Tennis star Gussie Moran shocks Wimbledon by wearing a short dress “to look good and move more freely on the court” (pictured)
1975 - “Jaws” is released
1988 - Supreme court upholds a law that makes it illegal for private clubs to discriminate against women and minorities
A bit of June 20th history… 451 - Battle of the Catalaunian...