June 13, 1920 - The United States Postal Service rules that children may not be sent via Parcel Post.

On June 14, 1970, Eric Clapton's band, "Derek and The Dominoes," made their live debut in Britain...

June 14, 1648 - Midwife Margaret Jones was hanged in Boston for witchcraft. It was the first such execution for the Massachusetts colony, but not the first in the colonies.

June 15, 1999 - Nicholas Vitalich was arrested outside a supermarket in San Diego for slapping his girlfriend upside the head with a large tuna. Vitalich was booked for assault with a deadly weapon.

Also on June 15, 1968, the Beatles' announced the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as a public mistake at a press conference in New York...

Also on June 15th, 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City's East River.

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Hey! That sucks now how I'm suppose to get my grand young'ngs to the family reunions?

On June 16, 1967, the Monterey Pop Festival began at the Monterey Fairgrounds in Northern California. The festival lasted three days...

Also on June 16th, 1963- The Soviet Union launched the first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, into orbit aboard Vostok 6.

June 16 1959 - While entertaining friends at his home, George Reeves, who played the title character in the original Superman TV series, went upstairs to his bedroom and committed suicide with a 9mm German Luger. Or did he?

On June 17, 1928, Amelia Earhart embarked on the first trans-Atlantic flight by a woman. She flew from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.

Also on June 17, 1967, Moby Grape released 5 singles simultaneously on CBS Records...

June 17, 1972 - The "plumbers" broke into Democratic National Committee Headquarters in the Watergate complex, in the course of what President Nixon would later describe as a "third rate burglary," in an attempt by the Republican Party to illegally wiretap the opposition.

But, "Watergate does not bother me. Does your conscience bother you? (Tell the truth.)"

"Southern change gonna come at last,
Now your crosses are burning fast..."

A Southern Man don't need you around anyhow.

On June 18th, 1948- Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing (the LP), 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record

Also on June 18, 1967, the Jimi Hendrix Experience made its debut performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in California...

June 18, 1815 - Napoleon was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo, partly because of an inability to properly survey the battlefield (due to a case of inflamed hemorrhoids).

On June 19, 1976, Blue Oyster Cult released the album, "Agents of Fortune..."

June 19, 1999 - Oh, Discordia! While taking a walk, horror author Stephen King was struck by a van piloted by a distracted Bryan Smith. King's extensive injuries (broken leg, broken hip, lacerated scalp and collapsed lung) remanded him to a hospital bed for three weeks.

King would rewrite this scene in Book VII of The Dark Tower series as part of The Crimson King's plot to eliminate him from Roland's story, and he would also use this event in the opening scene of his TV series Kingdom Hospital.

Bryan Smith would later die in his sleep on Stephen King's birthday.

Also on June 19th, 1862- Slavery was outlawed in U.S. territories.

On June 20, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The conviction was later overturned by the Supreme Court

June 20, 1756 - In Calcutta, 146 British prisoners were placed in an 18-foot by 14-foot cell (otherwise known as The Black Hole) by a Bengali, Siraj-ud-daula, and held there until the following morning. Of those imprisoned, only 23 survived.

On June 20, 1973, American Bandstand celebrated its 20th anniversary with a 90-minute television special. Little Richard, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Cheech and Chong and Three Dog Night made appearances...

On June 21, 1964, three civil rights workers disappeared in Philadelphia, Miss. Their bodies were found buried in an earthen dam six weeks later. Eight members of the Ku Klux Klan went to prison on federal conspiracy charges; none served more than six years.

Also on June 21, 1981, Donald Fagan and Walter Becker announced the break-up of Steely Dan...

June 21, 1877 - The Molly Maguires, ten Irish immigrants who were labor activists, were hanged at Carbon County Prison in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.

Author and Judge John P. Lavelle of Carbon County said of this, "The Molly Maguire trials were a surrender of state sovereignty. A private corporation initiated the investigation through a private detective agency. A private police force arrested the alleged defenders, and private attorneys for the coal companies prosecuted them. The state provided only the courtroom and the gallows."

On June 22nd, 1941 German forces invaded the Soviet Union.

Also on June 22, 1963, the Safaris' "Wipe Out" was released...

So I guess that put an end to the German-Soviet "Peace and Friendship" Treaty, huh?

Also on June 22, but in 1940 - France surrendered (what's new?). Hitler forced the instrument of surrender to be signed in the very railcar in which the French inflicted the humiliating World War I Treaty of Versailles upon the Germans.

'twas the end of mutual non-agression...

On June 23ed, 1992- 'Teflon Don' John Gotti was jailed for life is sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole.

Also on June 23, 1967, John Entwistle married Alison Wise...

At first, I was going to give you crap for going with "John marries Alison" as something noteworthy on this date, but then I got my own look at the other events that occurred on this date in history.

Not much.

If anybody is shopping around for an empty date to do something historical, they should check into June 23.

Here's what I got - On this date in 1993, in the middle of the night, Lorena Bobbitt severed her husband John's penis and drove off, casually discarding the organ in a farm field.

I prefer the "John marries Alison" entry.

c'mon, red, you're old enough to remember "The Who," aren't you?

Duh.

point taken...

June 24, 1948 - East Germany blockaded the city of West Berlin.

On June 24th, 1948- Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organize a massive airlift.

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Ha! While I was working on my post you beat me to it.

Funny we'd pick the same event.

OK, also on this day in 1509 Henry VIII was crowned king of England.

Also on June 24, 1965, John Lennon's second book, "A Spaniard in the Works" was published...

On June 25, 1876, Lt. Col. George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry were wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians in the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana.