The entertainer who was called the “King of Pop” died at his home in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009. Michael Jackson was only 50-years-old when he died from cardiac arrest.
The gender equity law that changed sports in public schools went into effect on June 23, 1972. It was called Title IX, and it required all institutions that receive public funds for education provide equity for all students and employees, regardless of sex.
President Franklin Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill into law on June 22, 1944. It was officially called the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. The bill was created to help those returning from the armed services during World War II to adapt to civilian life.
On June 19, 1865, Union Troops arrived in Galveston, Texas. One of their first duties was to execute General Order No. 3. Major General Gordon Granger read the order that declared all enslaved people in Texas were free.
One of the world’s most respected airlines took off for its first passenger flight on June 17, 1929. Delta Airlines flew from Dallas, Texas to Jackson, Mississippi with stops in Shreveport and Monroe.
On June 16, 2015 real estate entrepreneur Donald J. Trump announced his first political campaign. In a news conference at Trump Tower in Manhattan, he rode down an escalator to announce he would run for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.
Construction began in Monroe on the largest and most complete navigation school of World War II on June 15, 1942. Selman Field would produce more than 15,000 navigators for the Army Air Corps.
The United States Senate voted 69-11 to confirm Marshall as associate justice. At the time of his appointment, Marshall was serving as Solicitor General.
On June 9, 1973 the Belmont Stakes was the scene of one of the most explosive horse races in history. Secretariat became the first horse in 25 years to win that race, and the Triple Crown that year.
On June 8, 1922 oil was discovered near Magnolia, Arkansas. While it was not the first oil discovery in south Arkansas, the find led to an increased confidence that oil deposits were plentiful in the region.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Sr. (known as “Bobby”) had just won the 1968 Democrat Presidential Primary in California when he was shot several times by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
President Grover Cleveland became the first president to marry while in office on June 2, 1886. He married Frances Folsom, the daughter of his late law partner.
On May 28, 1957, the National Baseball League owners met and voted unanimously to approve to allow the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers to move to California.
The opening day was called “Pedestrian Day.” Around 200,000 people walked across the 4200-foot-long suspension bridge on that day. It opened the next day to vehicular traffic.
Amelia Earhart departed Harbour Grace, Newfoundland on May 20, 1932. The 34-year-old Earhart was determined to be the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
On May 19, 1864, President Lincoln wrote Senator Charles Sumner to propose legislation guaranteeing the widows and children of black Union soldiers killed in battle would get equal benefits to white soldiers.
One of the most influential entertainers of the 20th century died on May 14, 1998. Frank Sinatra was often called “the Chairman of the Board” or “Ol’ Blue Eyes.” His career spanned five decades.
One of the nation’s most notorious kidnapping cases came to an end on May 12, 1932 when the body of famous aviator Col. Charles Lindbergh’s 20-month-old son was found.
On May 7, 1718, French explorer Jean-Baptsite Le Moyne founded a settlement near the Mississippi River and Bayou St. John - he called it La Nouvelle-Orleans as a tribute to Philippe II, the Duke of Orleans.
The Hindenburg was considered a luxury lighter-than-air passenger airship - on May 3, 1937 it left Frankfurt, Germany to cross the Atlantic for New Jersey.
About a month into the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced the state would extend its stay-at-home order on April 27, 2020.
