This Week in History

JUNE 8

Kirsten Romas was born.

1968 - James Earl Ray, who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr., was arrested. 1982 - President Ronald Reagan became the first American president to address a joint session of Britain’s Parliament.

JUNE 9

Phillis Rogoff was born. Amanda Ryan was born. Mary O’Loughlin Gallagher was born. Tara Vasselman was born.

1934 - Donald Duck made his screen debut in The Wise Little Hen.

1973 - Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes and became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.

JUNE 10

Ryan Frontera was born. Alex Moule was born.

1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous was founded by "Bill W."

1967 - The Six-Day War between Israel and Syria, Egypt, and Jordan ended.

JUNE 11

Bill Gehlhaus was born. Khaleel Anderson was born. Alyssa Santiago was born.

1770 - Capt. James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia. 2001 - Timothy McVeigh, the 1995 Oklahoma City bomber, was executed.

JUNE 12

1939 - The Baseball Hall of Fame opened to the public in Cooperstown, New York. 1942 - Anne Frank received a diary for her birthday.

JUNE 13

Sandi Rose was born. Vicky Bacalles Comiano was born.

1966 - The U.S. Supreme Court set forth in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must advise suspects of their rights upon taking them into custody.

1983 - The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system.

JUNE 14

Joann Ariola was born. Chrissy Mullin was born.

1775 - The United States Army was founded.

1954 - President Eisenhower signed the order inserting the words "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance.

Story and Photos

By Katie McFadden

Even though the sun wasn’t shining, Irish eyes were still smiling all weekend at Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 21’s 10th Annual Rockaway/Breezy Point Irish Festival.

On June 3 and 4, all who went to St. Camillus had a grand ol’ time celebrating Irish culture. The weekend included live performances by Night Visitors, Breezy Point Pipes and Drums, The McClean Avenue Band, Celtic Cross and The Gobshites on Saturday