On This Day for June 22 - Mutiny against Henry Hudson, Meryl Streep is featured, and more

Created: 2020-06-22 10:04 Updated: 2020-06-22 10:04 Notebook: On this Day in History

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June 22

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Meryl Streep

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Mutiny against Henry Hudson

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2008: American comedian George Carlin—whose “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” routine led to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the right to determine when to censor radio and TV broadcasts—died in California. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about pop culture.]

1986: Argentine football (soccer) player Diego Maradona scored his memorable “Hand of God” goal (the ball struck his hand, but the referee mistakenly thought it had hit his head) to help Argentina defeat England in a World Cup quarterfinal game; Argentina went on to win the tournament. [Sort fact from fiction in our football (soccer) quiz.]

German tanks during Operation Barbarossa

1941: Germany violated the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of 1939 and attacked the Soviet Union during World War II. [ Sort fact from fiction in our World War II quiz.]

1940: With an invading German force at its door in mid-June 1940, the French government under the leadership of Marshal Philippe Pétain signed an armistice with Germany, thereby creating Vichy France (the “French State”). [ Test your knowledge of French history in our quiz.]

1910: Katherine Dunham, an African American dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist noted for her innovative interpretations of primitive, ritualistic, and ethnic dances, was born. [ Take our dance quiz.]

1906: American motion-picture director and producer Billy Wilder, who was known for films that humorously treat subjects of controversy and offer biting indictments of hypocrisy in American life, was born in Sucha, Austria (now in Poland). [Test your knowledge of film.]

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1949

Meryl Streep
American actress

1936

Kris Kristofferson
American singer, songwriter, and actor

1903

John Dillinger
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1964

Dan Brown
American author

1949

Elizabeth Warren
United States senator