Reagan challenged Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall in 1987. OJ Simpson was charged with murder in 1994. Anne Frank received a diary for her 13th birthday in 1942. The National Baseball Hall of Fame was inaugurated in 1939. David Berkowitz was sentenced to life in prison in 1978. The first color horror film was filmed in 1939. The US Supreme Court ruled interracial marriages legal in 1967. The first perfect game in Major League Baseball history was pitched in 1880. Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in 1964. President George H.W. Bush was born in 1924. Jimmy Dorsey died in 1957. Virginia adopted a Bill of Rights in 1776. The Globe Theatre was reopened in 1997. The eighth-deadliest tornado in US history struck in 1899. Gregory Peck died in 2003.
US President Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to bring down the Berlin Wall. (1987) Reagan told Gorbachev: “…if you seek peace – if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe – if you seek liberalization, come here to this door. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” Two years later, on November 9, 1989, the wall collapsed.
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered. (1994) Nicole’s ex-husband, famed football player OJ Simpson, was charged and tried for the crime. Despite much evidence against him, Simpson was acquitted. He was later found guilty in a civil trial and ordered to pay $33.5 million US dollars.
Anne Frank received a diary for her 13th birthday. (13) Born in 1942, Holocaust victim Anne Frank began her diary by recording her experiences from 1929 June 12 to 1942 August 1. The diary would later be published as The Diary of a Young Girl in 1944 .
National Baseball Hall of Fame inaugurated. (1939) Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York in an effort to bring tourists to the city. The top five candidates were Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson and Babe Ruth.
Sam’s son was convicted. (1978) Famous Son of Sam serial killer David Berkowitz was sentenced to life in prison for each of the six murders he committed.
Filming has begun on the first color horror film. (1939) Dr. Cyclops was the first horror film to be shot in Technicolor.
The US Supreme Court ruled that interracial marriages were legal. (1967) In Loving v. Virginia, the Court, by a vote of 9-0, struck down all state laws banning unions.
The first perfect game in Major League Baseball history has been pitched. (1880) Lee Richmond pitched a perfect game for the Worcester RuLegs, leading the team to a victory over the Cleveland Blues.
Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in South Africa. (1964) Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist, was convicted of sabotage. He served 27 years of his sentence and was released on February 11, 1990. He led his political party to democratic victory and became President of South Africa, serving from 1994 to 1999. Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
President George Herbert Walker Bush is born. (1924) Bush was the 41st president of the United States, serving from January 20, 1989 to January 20, 1993. He also served as Vice President to President Ronald Reagan from January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989.
American musician Jimmy Dorsey has died. (1957) Dorsey was a prominent jazz musician and big band leader. He and his orchestra had 11 number one hits in the 1930s and 1940s: The Orchestra of Brazil recording (Aquarela Do Brasil) was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.
Virginia was the first US state to adopt a Bill of Rights. (1776) The Virginia Declaration of Rights influenced both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Bill of Rights.
The Queen has reopened the Globe Theatre. (1997) The original Globe Theater of Shakespeare’s day burned down June 29, 1613. A second theater was built on the same site in 1614 and closed in 1642. Queen Elizabeth opened another Globe Theatre, built just 750 feet (230 metres) from the original site.
The eighth-deadliest tornado in US history struck. (1899) Tornado touched down in New Richmond, killing 117 and injuring 200.
American actor Gregory Peck has died. (2003) Peck was perhaps best known for his Oscar-winning role as attorney Atticus Finch in the film To Kill A Mockingbird. He was also founding president of the American Film Institute and governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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