Today in History, June 19th

Every day is flush with history. June 19^th is no exception.

987 - Crowned King of France, Louis IV

1269 - King Louis IX of France declares that a badge of shame must be worn by all Jews

1464 - King Louis XI of France established the postal service

1502 - Treaty of Antwerp signed by Emperor Maximilian I and England

1770 - General Church of New Jerusalem established

1778 - Finally Washington's troops leave Valley Forge

1829 - The London Metropolitan Police (Bobbies) founded by Sir Robert Peel

1835 - Jackson Square is given to the United States, from New Orleans, to be used as a mint

1846 - The first baseball game; New York Nines score 23 against the Knickerbockers 1 (Cartwright rules)

1848 - The first women's rights convention is opened by Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott

1861 - Elected provisional governor of West Virginia is Francis Pierpont

1862 - Slavery is outlawed in the United States territories

1865 - Union General Granger declares slaves are free in Texas

1889 - "Man with the Twisted Lip" by Sherlock Holmes begins

1893 - Lizzie Bordon acquitted

1910 - Father's Day is celebrated for the first time, in Spokane Washington

1912 - Tennessee University opened as Tennessee A and L State College

1917 - After World War I when George V ordered British royal family to bestow of surnames, they choose the name Windsor

1921 - Turks and Christians of Palestine sign a friendship treaty against Jews

1934 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is created

1936 - Max Schmeling, World Champion German boxer, knocks out Joe Louis

1940 - "Brenda Starr," the first cartoon strip by a woman, debuts in Chicago

1941 - Two Ocean Navy Expansion Act signed by U.S. president Roosevelt; Cheerios invents the "O" shaped cereal

1943 - NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers merge, and dissolve again on December 5^th

1946 - In the first TV sports spectacular, Joe Louis knocks out Billy Conn

1954 - The Tasmanian Devil debuts in "Devil May Hare" by Warner Brothers

1955 - Mickey Mantle's career 100^th home run

1956 - After sixteen films Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin end partnership

1960 - Loretta Lynn records "Honky Tonk Girl"