History Blog

June 15

Happy Birthday RIP Waylon Jennings(1937–2002) ; Jorge Ribe(Rivero)–81 Steve Walsh–68 Xi Jinpingi–66 James Belushi–65 Julie Hagerty–64 Eileen Davison–60 Helen Hunt–56 Courteney Cox-Arquette–55 Leah Remini–49 Neil Patrick Harris–46 James “Greg” Vaughan Jr–46 ; 1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber ; 1934 – The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.