Oh What A Day…

Throughout history, much has happened on this day, 22 June.

Here are a few events of interest:

1377 – 10-year-old Richard of Bordeaux, France, succeeds his grandfather Edward III as Richard II, King of England

1535 – Cardinal John Fisher is beheaded on Tower Hill, London, for refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England

1815 – After his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates for the second time, in favor of his son Napoleon II

1848 – Barnburners (anti-slavery) party nominates Martin Van Buren for US President

1937 – Challenger Joe Louis knocked-out James J Braddock in the 8th round at Chicago’s Comiskey Park for the world heavyweight boxing title

1944 – US President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act – “GI Bill of Rights”

1970 – President Richard Nixon signs extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that requires voting age at 18 in all federal, state, and local elections

1977 – Former US Attorney General John Mitchell starts 19 months in Alabama prison for perjury regarding his involvement the Watergate Scandal

1990 – Florida passes a law prohibiting the wearing of a thong bathing suit

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