June 22: This day in history

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Did anything interesting happen on any given June 22? Let’s find out…

Events

1633 – The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his scientific view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe.

1812 – Napoleon declares war on Russia and invades

1898 – Spanish-American War: United States Marines land in Cuba.

1941 – Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa, one of the most dramatic turning points of World War II.

1969 – The Cuyahoga River caught fire, which triggered a crack-down on pollution in the river.

Births

1845 – Tom Dula, American folk character (Tom Dooley)

1888 – Harold Burton, U.S. Supreme Court justice

1906 – Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot

1906 – Billy Wilder, Austrian-born director

1953 – Cyndi Lauper, American singer

Deaths

1535 – John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester (executed)

1969 – Judy Garland, American singer and actress

1987 – Fred Astaire, American dancer and actor

1993 – Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States

2006 – Moose (dog actor), dog actor popular for role on Frasier

Maybe a thing or two…

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