History Blog

June 30

Happy Birthday RIP Glenda Farrell (1904–1971) “Susan Hayward”(Edythe Marrenner 1917–1975) Lena Horne(1917–2010) ; David Alan Grier–64 Vincent D’Onofrio–61 Márton Csókás Jr–54 Michael Tyson–54 Brian Bloom–50 Willam Belli–38 Fantasia Barrino–36 Michael Phelps II–35 ; 1864 – Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite valley to California for “public use, resort and recreation” ; 1937 – The world’s first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London England