This Day…

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.

In 1939, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.

1898 – US Marines land in Cuba during Spanish-American War.

1969 – MLB ledgend Mickey Mantle gives his farewell retirement speech during “Mickey Mantle Day” at Yankee Stadium, 60,096 see #7 retired.

1856 – Industrialist Samuel Colt (41) weds philanthropist Elizabeth Hart Jarvis (29).

1932  – The Broadway musical “The Band Wagon” opened in New York City. The comedic musical film about an aging star that tries to revive his career in a Broadway production. The film ranked #17 in the American Film Institutes list of best musicals in 2006.