History Blog

July 6

Happy Birthday RIP Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón(1907–1954) William “Bill” Haley(1925–1981) “Janet Leigh”(Jeanette Morrison 1927–2004) Mervyn Griffin Jr.(1925–2007) Delloreese Early(1931–2017) Ned Beatty(1937–2021) ; Burt Ward(Gervis Jr.)–77 Michael Sylvester Stallone–76 Shelley Hack–75 Geoffrey Rush–71 Grant Goodeve–70 Alice Tannenberg(“Allyce Beasley”)–68 Jennifer Saunders–64 Christian Meoli–50 Curtis Jackson III(“50 Cent”)–47 Gregory Smith–39; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States ; 1933 – The first Major league Baseball game is played in Chicago’s Comisky Park. The American league defeated the National league 4–2.