Today in History – 1788 – Virginia becomes 10th of the original 13 states to ratify the Constitution and be admitted to The Union. 1867 – Barbed Wire is patented.1876 – Custer’s last stand in Battle of Little Bighorn, Montana; Sioux Indians under Sitting Bull triumph. 1917 – 30,000 American troops land in northwest France in WWI. 1925 – The first car telephone is demonstrated in Germany. 1950 – The Korean War starts; North Korea invades South Korea. 1951 – CBS airs the first color show with Arthur Godfrey, Faye Emerson and Robert Alda. 1956 – The last Packard rolls off the production line in Detroit, Michigan. 1962 – The US Supreme Court rules that prayers can no longer be read in public schools. 1967 – John Lennon finalizes the lyrics to “All You Need is Love”. 1967 – Last TV appearance of the Beatles singing “All You Need is Love” – viewed by 350 million viewers in 26 countries. 1981 – Microsoft is incorporated by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in the State of Washington. 2009 – The “King of Pop”, Michael Jackson dies at age 50 in Los Angeles, CA.
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