It's fun to look back over the years and see the significance of certain dates. Here's a few to check out! Who remembers watching on TV the low-speed, car chase down the LA freeway, as O.J. Simpson lead the police?
u 1994: On June 17, O.J. Simpson leads police on a low-speed chase down an LA freeway.
u 1982: Argentina surrenders to the British June 15, ending the Falkland Islands War.
u 1978: The movie version of the musical "Grease" premiers June 16 in New York City.
u 1967: Thurgood Marshall becomes the first Black Supreme Court Justice June 13.
u 1963: Russia's Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space June 16.
u 1951: The first commercial computer, "Univac I," debuts at the U.S. Census June 14.
u 1885: On June 17, the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York, packed in 200 crates.
u 1877: The first observance of U.S. Flag Day is held June 14.
u 1777: On June 14, the Continental Congress adopts the new U.S. flag.
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