This Week in History
(June 5-11)
- June 5 1937 this business owner initiated the 32 hour work week. Henry Ford
- June 6, 1944 Operation Neptune was initiated. Where did it take place? Normandy France
- June 7 2016 this play, which was based off of Harry Potter, premièred in London. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- June 8, 1854 the 7th president of the United States passed away. If you give me a $20 ill tell you the answer. Andrew Jackson
- June 9, 2010 the Blackhawk defeat the Flyers for the Stanley Cup. Who scored the game winning goal and who was the Flyers goalie? Patrick Kane, Michael Leighton
- June 10, 1933 the first person on the FBI’s most wanted list, robs his first bank. Who was it? John Dillinger
- June 11. 1776 the Continental Congress creates committee to draft what? The declaration of independence
- June 6, 2001 after hitting a three pointer, Allen Iverson stepped over what Lakers guard? Tyron Lue
- June 11, 2002 this singing competition débuts. American Idol
- June 9, 2012. Even though he kept getting older, and these high school girls stayed the same age. This Oscar winning actor got married. Mathew McConaughey
TIE BREAKER: How much money did Dillinger get in his first bank robbery? $10,600