Today in HistoryThis day in history:
- 1933 – The National Industrial Recovery Act is passed in the United States, allowing businesses to avoid antitrust prosecution if they establish voluntary wage, price, and working condition regulations on an industry-wide basis.
- 1911 – IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
- 1961 – While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
- 1903 – The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
Births:
- 1952 – George Papandreou, Greek sociologist and politician, 182nd Prime Minister of Greece
- 1971 – Tupac Shakur, American rapper and producer (died 1996)
- 1914 – Eleanor Sokoloff, American pianist and teacher (died 2020)
Deaths:
- 1424 – Johannes Ambundii, archbishop of Riga
- 1824 – Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, French lawyer and politician (born 1739)
- 1869 – Charles Sturt, Indian-English botanist and explorer (born 1795)
Holidays:
- International Day of the African Child (Organisation of African Unity)
- Youth Day (South Africa)
- Engineer's Day (Argentina)
Random Article of the day:
George Field Lawton (October 17, 1845 – July 17, 1925) was an American jurist who was a justice of the Middlesex County, Massachusetts probate court from 1894 until his death in 1925.
#wikipedia #June16 #GeorgeF.Lawton
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