Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Today 16th June 2015 in History



1962
Femi Kuti the eldest son of the late Afrobeat founder was born on this day in history

1963
Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space on this day in history

1940
Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain becomes prime minister of the government of France.



1965
21,000 more U.S. troops is sent to Vietnam.

1968
Golfer Lee Trevino wins his first U.S. Open at the Oak Hill Country Club in NY.

1904
James Joyce meets Nora his future wife who is uneducated and lively on this day in history

1965
Bob Dylan's presence in the music world increased as he records "Like A Rollin Stone" on this day in history




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