6/13/1967 - Thurgood Marshall becomes the first black man appointed for the position of justice on the Supreme Court.
6/14/1777 - The stars and stripes are adopted as the official flag of the United States.
6/15/1836 - Arkansas becomes the 25th state in the U.S.
6/16/1963 - Valentina Tereshkova, from the USSR, becomes the first woman to travel in space.
6/17/1885 - The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, arrives in New York City by way of a French ship.
6/18/1928 - Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
6/19/1862 - Slavery was abolished in all U.S. territories.
There you have it!! Have a Happy Fathers' Day to all you dads. I miss you daddy.
