Monthly Archives: June 2012

On this day in 1936 – “Gone With the Wind” was published.

On this day in 1974 – With Argentine President Juan Perón on his deathbed, Isabela Martinez de Perón, his wife and vice president, was sworn in as the leader of the South American country.

On this day in 1939 – Pan American Airways began regular trans-Atlantic air service.

On this day in 2003 – More than 735,000 phone numbers were registered on the first day of a national do-not-call list aimed at blocking unwelcome solicitations from telemarketers.

In this day in 1974 – The Universal Product Code (bar code) was introduced on a pack of Wrigley’s gum.

On this day in 1966 – “Dark Shadows” began its popular run as a daily serial on ABC television. Decades before the Vampire craze…we were watching Barnabas Collins….

On this day in 1964 – The Federal Trade Commission announced that, starting in 1965, cigarette makers must include warning labels about the harmful effects of smoking.

On this day in 1860 – The U.S. Secret Service was created to arrest counterfeiters and protect the president.

On this day in 1970 – President Richard Nixon signed a measure lowering the voting age to 18. 

On this day in 2006 – Pluto’s newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.