This Day…

1866 – US House of representatives passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights).

1800 – Dr Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination in the US to his son to prevent smallpox.

1945 – Abbott and Costello‘s film “The Naughty Nineties” released featuring longest version of their “Who’s on First” routine.

1861 – 1st public schoolhouse opens at Washington and Mason St, San Francisco

1943 – Actor Jackie Coogan (28) divorces actress Flower Parry after almost 2 years of marriage.

1925 – Charlie Chaplin’s film “The Gold Rush” receives its premiere

1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to get a million dollar contract.

1865 – The CSS Shenandoah fires the last shot of the American Civil War in the Bering Strait to indicate surrender.

1910 – Father’s Day celebrated for 1st time (Spokane, Washington).

1940 – World War II: France surrenders to NAZI Germany, German troops occupy Paris.