Happy Birthday RIP “Moe Howard”(Moses Horwitz 1897–1975) Maxwell “Pat” Buttram(1915–1994) ; Virginia ”Gena” Rowlands–94 Jennifer Darling–78 Phylicia Allen-Ayers(“Rashad”)–76 Ann Wilson–74 Mary Kathleen Turner–70 Paula Abdul–62 Jean Dujardin–52 Zoë Saldaña Nazario–46 Benjamin Haggerty”(Macklemore”)–41 Aidan Turner–41 Paul Dano–40 ; 1934 – The Communications Act establishes the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which currently governs all communication such as telecasting broadcasts(TV) and digital transmissions(Cellular and internet) ; 2021 – President Joseph Biden signs a law creating “Juneteenth” as a national holiday two days prior which commemorates the end of slavery message delivered in 1865 two years after the emancipation proclamation by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston Texas

Happy Birthday RIP “E.G. Marshall”(Everett Grunz 1914–1998) Roger Ebert(1942–2013) ; James Paul McCartney–82 Carolyn Kane–72 Isabella Rossellini–72 Kimberly Dickens–59 Blake Shelton–48 David Giuntoli–44 Kevin Bishop–44 Richard Madden–38 Jacob Anderson–34 ; 1923 – Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets of New York City ; 1948 – Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record with the recording of the New York Philharmonic playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto

Happy Birthday RIP Ralph Bellamy(1904–1991) ; Barry Manilow(Pincus)–81 Joseph Piscopo–73 Mark Linn-Baker–70 Thomas Haden Church(McMillen)–64 Gregory Kinnear–61 Erin Murphy–60 Jason Patric Miller Jr.–58 Orville “Will” Forte IV–54 Scott Adkins–48 Matthew Alan Gerbig–45 ; 1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

Happy Birthday RIP Arthur Jefferson(“Stan Laurel” 1890–1965) Harold “Jack” Albertson(1907–1981) Tupac Shakur(1971–1996) ; Edward “Eddie” Levert–82 Joan Van Ark–81 Laurie Metcalf–69 Ian Buchanan–67 Clifton Collins Jr.–54 John Cho–52 Edward “Eddie” Cibrian–51 Daniel Brühl Domingo–46 ; 1812 – The City Bank of New York (later renamed Citibank) opened for business ; 1884 – The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson’s “Switchback Railway”, opens in New York’s Coney Island amusement park ; 1903 –Ford Motor company is incorporated ; 1960 – “Psycho,” directed by Alfred Hitchcock, premiered in New York City

Happy Birthday RIP Waylon Jennings(1937–2002) ; Jorge Rivero(Rosas)–86 Steve Walsh–73 Xi Jinping–71 James Belushi–70 Julie Hagerty–69 Eileen Davidson–65 Helen Hunt–61 Courteney Cox-Arquette–60 Leah Remini–54 Neil Patrick Harris–51 James “Greg” Vaughan Jr–51 ; 1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber ; 1916 – United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter ; 1934 – The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded

Happy Birthday RIP Burle Ives(1909–1995) Eugene Klass(“Gene Barry” 1919–2009) “Eddie Mekka”(Edward Mekjian 1952–2021) ; “Marla Gibbs”(Margaret Bradley)–93 “Boy” George O’Dowd–63 Traylor Howard–58 Stefanie “Steffi” Graf–55 Daniel Newman–43 Kevin McHale–36 ; 1775 – The United States Army (the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress) was founded ; 1789 – Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Happy Birthday RIP Mary Wickenhauser(1910–1995) Paul Lynde(1926–1982) Siegfried Fischbacher(1939–2021) ; Malcolm McDowell(Taylor)–81 John Stellan Skarsgård–73 Richard Thomas–73 Timothy Allen Dick–71 Alexandra “Ally” Sheedy–62 Stephen Glover(“Steve O”)–50 Christopher Evans–43 Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen–38 ; 1966 – the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda vs. Arizona decision, ruling that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police. This is more commonly known as “Miranda Rights”, the legal rights of an arrested person to have an attorney present before questioning and to refuse to answer questions at time of arrest

Happy Birthday RIP Ascher “Weegee” Fellig(1899–1968) Annelies “Anne” Frank(1929–1945) James “Jim” Nabors(1930–2017) ; David Thornton–71 Jenilee Harrison–66 John Scott Thompson–65 Frances O’Connor–57 Jason Mewes–50 Michael Muhney–49 David Franco–39 ; 1967 – The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional ; 1978 – David Berkowitz, the “Son of Sam” killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings ; 2016 – Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old closeted security guard, killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a mass shooting inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida

Happy Birthday RIP Raymon Cramton(“Chad Everett” 1937–2012) Jerome Silberman(“Gene Wilder” 1933–2016) Johnny Brown(1937–2022) ; Christina Crawford–85 Adrienne Barbeau–79 Peter Bergman–71 James “Hugh” Laurie–65 Peter Dinklage–55 Joshua Jackson Carter–46 Shia LaBeouf–38 Eugene Simon–32 ; 1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey ; 1963 – JFK addresses the American public on TV proposing the 1964 Civil Rights Act which would later end segregation and guarantee voting rights. Sadly this has been gutted by SCOTUS and needs recertification.

Happy Birthday RIP “Judy Garland”(Francis Gumm 1922–1969) Prince Philip(Mountbatten)–1921–2021 ; Frankie Faison–75 Gina Gershon–62 Vincent Perez–60 Elizabeth Hurley–59 Faith Evans–51 Dustin Lance Black(Garrison)–50 Shannon Snaith(“Shane West”)–46 Jonathan Bennett–43 ; 1935 – Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson. ; 1947 – Saab produces its first automobile.