jueves, 9 de junio de 2011

On This Day: June 9

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On June 9, 1954, Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army Hearings over McCarthy's attack on a member of Welch's law firm, Frederick G. Fisher. Said Welch: "Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?''

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On June 9, 1891, Cole Porter, the American composer and lyricist, was born. Following his death on Oct. 15, 1964, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1870	Author Charles Dickens died at age 58.
1891	Composer Cole Porter was born in Peru, Ind.
1911	Carrie Nation, the hatchet-wielding temperance crusader, died at age 64.
1940	Norway surrendered to the Nazis during World War II.
1969	The Senate confirmed Warren Burger to be chief justice of the United States, succeeding Earl Warren.
1973	Secretariat won horse racing's Triple Crown with a victory at the Belmont Stakes.
1980	Comedian Richard Pryor suffered near-fatal burns at his home when a mixture of free-base cocaine exploded.
1986	The Rogers Commission released its report on the Challenger disaster, criticizing NASA and rocket-builder Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts.
2008	Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds became the sixth player in baseball history to hit 600 home runs.

Current Birthdays

Actress Natalie Portman turns 30 years old today.

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Actor Michael J. Fox turns 50 years old today.

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1930	Marvin Kalb, Broadcast journalist, turns 81
1939	Dick Vitale, Sportscaster, turns 72
1956	Patricia Cornwell, Mystery author, turns 55
1961	Aaron Sorkin, Writer, producer ("The West Wing"), turns 50
1963	Johnny Depp, Actor ("Pirates of the Caribbean" movies), turns 48
1964	Gloria Reuben, Actress ("ER"), turns 47
1973	Tedy Bruschi, Football player, turns 38

Historic Birthdays

Cole Porter6/9/1891 - 10/15/1964American composer and lyricist.Go to obituary »

52	Peter I (the Great) 6/9/1672 - 2/8/1725 Russian emperor (1682-1725)
66	Samuel Slater 6/9/1768 - 4/21/1835 English-born industrialist; helped start American cotton industry
38	Otto Nicolai 6/9/1810 - 5/11/1849 German opera composer
71	Bertha Suttner 6/9/1843 - 6/21/1914 Austrian novelist and pacifist
67	James Stillman 6/9/1850 - 3/15/1918 American financier and banker
70	Charles Bonaparte 6/9/1851 - 6/28/1921 American politician; U.S. attorney general (1906-09)
66	Carl Nielsen 6/9/1865 - 10/3/1931 Danish violinist, conductor and composer
80	S. N. Behrman 6/9/1893 - 9/9/1973 American short-story writer and playwright
74	Patrick Steptoe 6/9/1913 - 3/21/1988 English physician and medical researcher