Today in History, June 8

Every day is flush with history. June 8 is certainly no exception.

65 - Jews revolt against Rome

452 - Attila the Hun invades Italy

570 - Founded in Mecca is the Nation of Islam (submission)

979 - Louis V de Luie is crowned King of France

1783 - The Laki Volcano begins eruption, and lasts for eight months

1786 - New York City's Mr. Hall advertises the first commercially made ice cream

1815 - The Act of Confederation unites all of Germany's 39 states

1824 - Washing machine is patented by Quebec's Noah Cushing

1829 - In Liverpool, the first municipal swimming pool opens outside of London

1861 - The people of Tennessee vote to succeed from the Union

1869 - First vacuum cleaner is patented by Chicago's Ives W. McGaffey

1872 - The Penny post card endorsed by Congress

1886 - The first Civil Rights Act is passed

1889 - Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Boscombe Valley Mystery" begins

1915 - William Jennings Bryan quits his post of Secretary of State

1917 - Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School

1918 - The discovery of the Nova Aquila, the brightest start since the discovery of Kepler's Nova in 1604

1921 - Babe Ruth is arrested for speeding, held in jail till 4 P.M. and fined $100

1928 - The first flight from the United States to Australia lands

1935 - Lou Gehrig collides with Carl Reynolds and Gehrig leaves the game

1936 - The invention of the first parking meters

1940 - The last of the British troops leave Narvik, Norway; also the announcement of neptunium, element 93

1941 - Pro-German Syria overthrown by English and French troops

1942 - "Silent Night" recorded by Bing Crosby

1948 - "Milton Berle Show" premiers on NBC TV

1949 - "Siam" renames itself "Thailand"

1953 - 110 are killed in Michigan and Ohio tornados; The Supreme Court forbid segregated lunch counters in Washington D.C.

1963 - American Heart Association begins the first agency to launch a campaign against cigarettes

1965 - U.S.S.R. launches Luna 6 and misses the moon, and the United States troops receive order to fight offensively in Vietnam

1966 - The NFL and the AFL make the announcement that they are going to become the NFC and the AFC in 1970