This Day in History – June 25, 2011

1630 Fork introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop 1638 A lunar eclipse becomes the 1st astronomical event recorded in US 1672 1st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in US held, Sandwich, Mass 1749 General fast because of drought in MA 1788 Virginia becomes 10th state to ratify US constitution 1798 US passes Alien Act allowing president to deport dangerous aliens 1929 Pres Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam) 1938 Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 per hour 1941 FDR issues Executive Order 8802 forbidding discrimination 1962 Supreme Court rules NY school prayer unconstitutional 1973 John Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee 1977 LBJ denies report he had a cancer during his presidency 1977 Roy C Sullivan of Va is struck by lightening for 7th time! 1981 Supreme Court upholds male-only draft registration, constitutional 1989 1st US postmark dedicated to Lesbian & Gay Pride (Stonewall, NYC) 1990 NBC decides to air episodes of “Quantum Leep” for 5 straight days]]]]> ]]>