12 History Lessons + 3 Births & 6 Deaths for June 8, 2025
Today’s History:
- 632 – Muhammad, founder of Islam, dies in Medina.
- 793 – Viking raiders attack the monastery at Lindisfarne in England, beginning the Viking Age.
- 1042 – Edward the Confessor becomes King of England.
- 1789 – James Madison introduces the Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- 1861 – Tennessee becomes the last state to secede from the Union during the American Civil War.
- 1949 – George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in the United Kingdom.
- 1953 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that segregation in restaurants is unconstitutional.
- 1968 – James Earl Ray is arrested for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1984 – Ghostbusters premieres in U.S. theaters, becoming a cultural phenomenon.
- 1995 – U.S. Marines rescue downed pilot Scott O’Grady from Bosnia.
- 2018 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
- 2021 – French Open: Barbora Krejčíková wins her first Grand Slam singles title.
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1940 – Nancy Sinatra, American singer (These Boots Are Made for Walkin’) (85)
- 1977 – Kanye West, American rapper, producer, and fashion designer (The College Dropout) (48)
- 1984 – Javier Mascherano, Argentine footballer and Olympian (41)
Today’s Deaths:
- 632 – Muhammad, prophet and founder of Islam (Age 62)
- 1809 – Thomas Paine, political theorist and author of Common Sense (Age 72)
- 1845 – Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (Age 78)
- 1970 – Abraham Maslow, American psychologist known for the hierarchy of needs (Age 62)
- 2004 – Ray Charles, American singer and pianist, pioneer of soul music (Age 73)
- 2018 – Anthony Bourdain, American chef, author, and TV host (Parts Unknown) (Age 61)
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