History on June 7? It's Been Done Before
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One of Madonna's biggest moments came on June 7, 1986. (Photo by Wikimedia Commons/Siebbi)
Tune in to NBC Sports at 4:30pm ET on Saturday, June 7, to witness history as California Chrome looks to become only the 12th horse in the steeped history and tradition of Thoroughbred racing to capture the coveted Triple Crown.
But California Chrome’s attempt at the Triple Crown isn’t the only important event to happen on June 7. Below we look at some of the biggest events in history that share the date with California Chrome’s Triple Crown attempt.
555 – Vigilius dies, ending his 18-year reign as the Pope.
1546 - England signs the Treaty of Ardres with France and Scotland, ending the Italian War.
1769 - Daniel Boone begins exploring what would eventually become the 'Bluegrass State' of Kentucky.
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1839 – The Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed by King Kamehameha III.
1864 – Abraham Lincoln is re-nominated for president by Republican Party at their convention in Baltimore.
1873 – James Roe aboard Springbok wins the seventh Belmont Stakes in a time of 3:01.60.
1881 –Tom Costello wins the Belmont aboard Saunterer in 2:47.00.
1892 - John J. Doyle of the Cleveland Spiders is the first player to pinch-hit in a baseball game.
1893 - Gandhi performs his first act of civil disobedience when refusing to comply with racial segregation rules on a South African train.
1912 – The United States Army tests the first machine gun mounted on a plane.
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1924 – In the 56th Belmont Stakes, Earl Sande won in a time of 2:18.80 aboard Mad Play.
1929 – The Lateran Treaty goes into effect, making the Vatican City a sovereign state.
1930 – Earl Sande and Gallant Fox win the Belmont Stakes in 2:31.60 to sweep Triple Crown series.
1939 - George VI and Elizabeth become the first King and Queen of England to visit the United States.
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1941 – Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway won the Belmont Stakes in 2:31.00, capturing the Triple Crown.
1946 – The U.S. Supreme Court bans discrimination in interstate travel.
1952 – Eddie Arcaro won his fifth Belmont Stakes, aboard One Count, in a time of 2:30.20.
1955 – The game show "$64,000 Question" premiered on CBS television.
1955 – Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president to appear on color television when his commencement address at West Point was broadcast.
1958 – Pete Anderson won the 90th Belmont Stakes aboard Cavan in 2:30.20.
1963 – The Rolling Stones first single, "Come On", was released in the United Kingdom.
1965 - Sony Corp. introduced its first home video tape recorder, priced at $995.
1966 – The New York Mets passed up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott as the No. 1 draft pick of the year.
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1969 - "The Johnny Cash Show" debuted on ABC’s television channel.
1969 – Braulio Baeza won the 101st Belmont Stakes aboard Arts and Letters in a time of 2:28.80.
1970 - The Who's "Tommy" was performed at New York's Lincoln Center.
1975 - "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" performed by John Denver hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
1975 - Sony released the Betamax videocassette recorder to the public.
1976 - John Chancellor and David Brinkley co-anchored NBC Nightly News for the first time.
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1978 – After seven games, the Washington Bullets beat the Seattle Supersonics, four games to three, to take home the NBA Championship.
1979 - Katie Kerwin won the 52nd National Spelling Bee when spelling “maculature”.
1980 – Eddie Maple won his first Belmont Stakes aboard Temperence Hill in a time of 2:29.80.
1982 – The New York Mets drafted Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell, and Randy Myers in the MLB June Amateur Draft.
1986 – Chris McCarron and Danzig Connection won the Belmont Stakes in 2:29.80.
1986 - Madonna's single "Live to Tell" went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list.
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1989 - Wayne Gretzky’s dominance continued as he won his ninth NHL Hart Trophy in 10 years.
1994 – The Oakland Athletics' outfielder Rickey Henderson stole his 1,100th career base.
1997 – In the 129th Belmont Stakes Chris McCarron and Touch Gold won in 2:28.82, spoiling Silver Charm’s Triple Crown bid.
2003 –Jerry Bailey won the Belmont Stakes with Empire Maker in 2:28.26 with Triple Crown hopeful Funny Cide finishing third.
2008 –Alan Garcia and Da’ Tara pull off a major upset, winning the Belmont Stakes in a time of 2:29.65 at odds of 38.60, the longest shot in the field.
2009 –“Billy Elliot” wins Best Musical and “God of Carnage” wins Best Play at the Tony Awards.
2012 - Sixteenth century archaeology remains of the Curtain Theatre, where some of Shakespeare's most famous plays were first performed, were found under a pub in London.