June 7 - The Day in History

June 7 : General Interest 1913: First successful ascent of Mt. McKinley On this day in 1913, Hudson Stuck, an Alaskan missionary, leads the first successful ascent of Mt. McKinley, the highest point on the American continent at 20,320 feet... read more American Revolution 1776 : Lee Resolution presented to Continental Congress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lees-resolution-presented-to-continental-congress Automotive 1962 : Switzerland welcomes first drive-through bank http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/switzerland-welcomes-first-drive-through-bank Civil War 1863 : Rebels turned back at Milliken's Bend http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-millikens-bend-louisiana Cold War 1948 : Czechoslovakian president Benes resigns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/czechoslovakian-president-benes-resigns Crime 2002 : Michael Skakel convicted of 1975 murder in Greenwich http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-skakel-convicted-of-1975-murder-in-greenwich Disaster 1692 : Earthquake destroys Jamaican pirate haven http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-destroys-jamaican-pirate-haven General Interest 1893 : Gandhi's first act of civil disobedience http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gandhis-first-act-of-civil-disobedience 1939 : British king visits U.S. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-king-visits-us 1942 : Battle of Midway ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-midway-ends Hollywood 1937 : Jean Harlow dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jean-harlow-dies Literary 1954 : Louise Erdrich is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/louise-erdrich-is-born Music 1976 : New York magazine publishes the story that becomes Saturday Night Fever http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-york-magazine-publishes-the-story-that-becomes-saturday-night-fever Old West 1866 : Chief Seattle dies near the city named for him http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chief-seattle-dies-near-the-city-named-for-him Presidential 1966 : Reagan becomes governor of California http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-becomes-governor-of-california Sports 1986 : Bo Jackson drafted by Kansas City Royals http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bo-jackson-drafted-by-kansas-city-royals Vietnam War 1965 : Westmoreland requests 44 battalions http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/westmoreland-requests-44-battalions 1972 : McGovern continues to campaign against the war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcgovern-continues-to-campaign-against-the-war World War I 1917 : Battle of Messines Ridge http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-messines-ridge World War II 1942 : Japanese land troops on the islands of Attu and Kiska in the Aleutians http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-land-troops-on-the-islands-of-attu-and-kiska-in-the-aleutians

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