The Artist Who Built the Boy Scouts
Eagle Scout Daniel Carter Beard was born on June 21, 1850, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to cementing his history as a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of America, he ...
A Pressurized Laboratory in the Sky
On June 21, 1993, Space Shuttle Endeavour roared off the pad from Kennedy Space Center, marking the historic launch of mission STS-57. This flight successfully debuted the SPACEHAB module a ...
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Chicago’s High-Flying Answer to Paris
On June 21, 1893, the world’s very first Ferris Wheel carried its first public passengers into the sky at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Standing an incredible 264 ...
The New Hampshire Meeting House that Crossed the Constitutional Finish Line
On June 21, 1788, the Old North Meeting House in Concord, New Hampshire, became the unlikely birthplace of the operational United States government. Though the state’s ratifying convention had first ...
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The Retail Gamble in Amish Country
Using the exact same storefront sign from his failed retail attempt in Utica, New York, entrepreneur Frank W. Woolworth opened his very first successful five-and-dime store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on ...
An Oscar Icon from Upstate New York
The powerhouse Academy Award-winning actress Maureen Stapleton was born in Troy, New York, on June 21, 1925. Her legendary performing career spanned brilliantly from the mid-1940s all the way to ...
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Redefining Hollywood’s Golden Age
Born on June 21, 1921, Jane Russell lit up the silver screen with a sharp blend of glamorous beauty, razor-sharp wit, and fierce independence. From her explosive movie debut in ...
A Visible Shift in Deaf Education
Taken on June 21, 1871, this historic photograph captures Alexander Graham Bell at the peak of the steps of Boston’s Pemberton Square School for the Deaf. He arrived fresh from ...
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The Financier of the Frontier
Alexander James Dallas, the 6th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, was born in Jamaica on June 21, 1759. When he entered office in 1814, the War of 1812 had nearly ...
The Battleless Surrender of Guam
On June 21, 1898, 230 years of Spanish rule over the Pacific island of Guam came to an end when U.S. forces informed the local governor that a state of ...
The Defying Laws of Flight Deck Physics
On June 21, 1943, a United States Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber defied gravity by balancing perfectly on its nose after a chaotic crash landing on an aircraft carrier ...
Brushing Past Global Boundaries
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1859, Henry Ossawa Tanner is widely celebrated as the first African American artist to achieve elite international recognition and acclaim. He refined his ...
Rodgers’ Squadron Sets Sail to Hunt the Royal Navy
On June 21, 1812, just three days after the United States declared war, Commodore John Rodgers (shown) launched the first major American naval operation of the War of 1812. Commanding ...
The Doll Girl Who Defied Gravity
June 21, 1913, is celebrated as the historic date when an American daredevil named Georgia Tiny Broadwick became the first woman to parachute from an airplane. While a few historical ...
Chasing the Endless Summer Sun
An evocative archival photograph from June 1906 captures a lone sailing vessel cutting across the glassy northern waters beneath the surreal glow of the midnight sun. At these high latitudes, ...
The Feel-Good Anthem of the Seventies
On June 21, 1975, the infectious pop track Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain and Tennille officially hit the number 1 spot on the American Billboard charts. The sunny, ...
