Kennedy declared solidarity with Berliners in 1963, the Focke-Wulf Fw 61 helicopter took off in 1936, Christmas became a federal holiday in the US in 1870, and the US Supreme Court ruled against gay sex bans and forced the Virginia Military Institute to admit women in 2003 and 1996 respectively. The Pied Piper story occurred in 1284, the Cyclone roller coaster opened in 1927, the CN Tower opened in 1976, the United Nations Charter was signed in 1945, President Clinton fired missiles at Baghdad in 1993, and the US Federal Highway Act was passed in 1956. President Roosevelt established credit unions in 1934.
US President Kennedy said: “Ich bin ein Berliner”. (1963) President Kennedy declared solidarity with the people of Berlin, in front of the wall that separated the two parts of the city. He meant that he too was a citizen of Berlin. Humorously, the word Berliner in German translates into English as “donut.”
The first helicopter took off. (1936) The Focke-Wulf Fw 61 was a search helicopter built by Focke Achgelis and used by Nazi Germany.
Christmas has been declared a federal holiday in the United States. (1870) The Christian holiday has a long and varied history. Scandinavians have called the celebration “Jul” or “Yule”, since 900 AD
The US Supreme Court ruled that gay sex bans were unconstitutional. (2003) In a 6-3 decision in Lawrence v. Texas court ruled state sodomy laws were unconstitutional. The Lawrence decision reversed the Court’s 1986 decision in Bowers v. Hardwick, in which the Court ruled that sexual privacy was not protected by the constitution.
The US Supreme Court forced the Virginia Military Institute to admit women. (1996) In United States v. Virginia the Court held that public funding meant the school could not screen applicants based on gender. All other US military schools had already started admitting women.
The Pied Piper guided 130 children from Hamelin, Germany. (1284) The story has become mostly fable, but the original references indicate that a piper in many-colored robes took the children of the town and they were never seen again. Some speculate that the story could be an allegory for the deaths of children from plague or other event.
The Cyclone roller coaster in New York opens. (1927) Roller coaster opened on Coney Island and continues to operate today. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 and became a New York City Historic Landmark in 1988.
The tallest free-standing structure in the world open to tourists. (1976) The CN Tower in Toronto, Canada was the tallest structure in the world at the time, at 1,815 feet (553 meters). It is now third, behind an observation tower in China and the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates.
The United Nations Charter was signed in San Francisco, California. (1945) 50 of the original 51 signatory countries signed the charter. Poland was not present, but signed it later. The United Nations now has 192 member countries.
US President Bill Clinton fired missiles at the Baghdad intelligence headquarters. (1993) President Clinton issued the launch in retaliation for an assassination attempt on President George HW Bush. In January 1993, missiles were also fired by the United States, France and Great Britain against some Iraqi missile sites.
The US Federal Highway Act is passed. (1956) The US Congress passed the act, also known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, which appropriated US$25 billion for the construction of 41,000 miles (66,000 km) of US highways. The act was signed into law three days later on June 29 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt established credit unions. (1934) The Federal Credit Union Act established non-profit lenders.
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