6/19 in History
Common Bonds
State Capitals
The 50's
The 60's
100
Union soldiers arrive in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War is over and slavery in the United States is abolished, leading to the holiday with this name.
What is Juneteenth?
100
band, tire, gloves
What are things made of rubber?
100
Connecticut
What is Hartford?
100
The disease Dr. Jonas Salk successfully created a vaccine for in 1952
What is polio?
100
The name of the conflict in 1961 in which CIA-trained forces tried, but failed to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro
What is Bay of Pigs?
200
Passing away from a heart attack on this day, this actor was best known for his role as New Jersey crime boss Tony Soprano on the TV series “The Sopranos.”
Who is James Gandolfini?
200
Bad habits, footballs, buckets.
What are things you kick?
200
Alabama
What is Montgomery?
200
The name of the first satellite launched into orbit by Russia in 1957
What is Sputnik?
200
This famous boxer's name before he changed it to Muhammad Ali
What is Cassius Clay?
300
On June 19, 2006, on the remote island of Spitsbergen halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, the ceremonial first stone of the of this facility to protect humanity's food needs was set in the ground.
What is the Global Seed Vault
300
baseball, the sport of cricket, vampires
What are things with bats?
300
Kansas
What is Topeka?
300
He/they originally sang "That'll Be the Day" in 1957
Who is Bill Haley (and the Comets)?
300
British fashion designer Mary Quant invented this daring and revealing new type of women's clothing in 1964
What is a miniskirt?
400
On June 19, 1953, this husband and wife, who were convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York.
Who are Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
400
Upright, player, baby grand
What are pianos?
400
Iowa
What is Des Moines?
400
He became Premier of the Soviet Union in 1958
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
400
The U.S. Postal Service added this in 1963, part of every address today
What are zip codes?
500
On this day in 1971, he most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100, she had her first #1 hit as a performer with "It's Too Late."
Who is Carole King?
500
Walking, bicycle, bermuda
What are shorts?
500
Kentucky
What is Frankfort?
500
Senator Joseph McCarthy, who conducted a nationally televised hearing in 1954 to root out Communists in the government, represented this state
What is Wisconsin?
500
The highest grossing release of 1963, yet still lost money because it was one of the most expensive films ever made?
What is Cleopatra?