Thursday, June 21, 2012

June 21st in History


1404 - Owain Glyndwr established a Welsh Parliament at Machynlleth and was crowned Prince of Wales. 

1788 - The U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it. 

1940 - Richard M. Nixon and Thelma Catherine ‘Pat’ Ryan were married. 

1941 - German troops entered Russia on a front from the Arctic to Black Sea. 

1963 - France announced that they were withdrawing from the North Atlantic NATO fleet. 

Famous Birthdays:

1731 - Martha Washington, Wife of former President of George Washington

1905 - Jean Paul Sartre, Philosopher

1925 - Maureen Stapleton, Actress

1947 - Meredith Baxter, Actress

1982 - HRH Prince William the Duke of Cambridge, Eldest son of HRH Price Charles the Prince of Wales. Second in line to the British throne after his father. 








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