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The US bought the Danish Virgin Islands for $25 million in 1916. The bodies of three civil rights activists were found in 1964, and Lizzie Borden’s parents were killed in 1892. Louis Armstrong was born in 1901, and the Department of Energy was established in 1977.
The United States bought the Danish Virgin Islands from Denmark. (1916) The islands, now known as the US Virgin Islands, were purchased for US$25 million.
U.S. FBI agents discover the bodies of three missing civil rights activists. (1964) Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman disappeared on June 21st. Their bodies were found near a dam in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The three were working for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) when they were assassinated by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Seven members were tried and convicted by the US government; an eighth member was also later convicted and sentenced to 60 years in prison.
The United States Department of Energy is established. (1977) Jimmy Carter signed legislation that created the department. This occurred after the oil crisis with the aim of ending US dependence on foreign oil. While US oil imports declined in the 1970s and 1980s, current US oil consumption is composed of more imports than exports.
Diarist Anne Frank and her family were arrested by the Nazis. (1944) After successfully hiding for two years, the family was discovered after an unidentified informant tipped off the Gestapo. The family was eventually transported to Auschwitz. Anne, her mother Edith and her two sisters were killed; only Otto Frank, Anne’s father, survived.
Lizzie Borden’s parents were killed with an axe. (1892) Lizzie was famously arrested for the crime, but she was later acquitted at trial. No one else has ever been arrested for her crime.
Barry Bonds hit his 755th career home run, tying record holder Hank Aaron. (2007) Bonds still holds the Major League Baseball (MLB) record for career home runs with 762.
Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player in MLB history to hit 500 career home runs. (2007) Rodriguez broke the 1939 record set by Jimmie Foxx while playing for the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals.
One of the most devastating floods in Philippine history has peaked. (1972) The flood, which hit Luzon hardest, came after 70 inches of rain fell in a month-long period before the area was hit by a typhoon. Millions of people were left homeless and 142 people died.
An earthquake hit the Dominican Republic, leaving 100 people dead and 20,000 homeless. (1946) 8.0 magnitude earthquake caused a number of tsunamis around the world which increased the death toll to 2,550.
American jazz musician Louis Armstrong was born. (1901) Armstrong, who also went by the nicknames Satchmo and Pops, was a famous New Orleans jazz trumpeter. His musical style greatly influenced the jazz movement’s focus on solo performance and had a lasting effect on pop music as well.
