History Blog

June 30

Happy Birthday RIP Glenda Farrell (1904–1971) “Susan Hayward”(Edythe Marrenner 1917–1975) Lena Horne(1917–2010) ; David Alan Grier–63 Vincent D’Onofrio–59 Márton Csókás Jr–52 Michael Tyson–52 Brian Bloom–48 Willam Belli–36 Fantasia Barrino–34 Michael Phelps II–33 ; 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