6_8 Events in History.

445 Historic Events for June 8

1861 People of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union Event
1861 US Sanitary Commission is given executive approval Event
1862 Valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia Event
1865 Joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies Death
1865 Tristanderl und Zusholde, premieres Event
1867 Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisc, master builder (Guggenheim) Birth
1869 Ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents 1st vacuum cleaner (it sucks) Event
1870 Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78 Death
1871 Satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death Death
1872 Congress endorses penny post card Event

1876 George Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71 Death
1878 12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43« Event
1881 Prospero Bisquertt, composer Birth
1882 16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester wins in 2:43 Event
1884 Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51 Death
1886 1st Civil Rights Act passes Event
1888 Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer Birth
1888 Guëmundur J¢nsson Kamban, Icelandic writer (Sk lholt) Birth
1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG) Event
1889 Cable Cars begin service in LA Event
1889 Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54 Death
1889 Joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957) Birth
1892 Homer A Plessy refuses to go to segregated RR car (Plessy v Ferguson) Event
1894 Erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala) Birth
1896 1st car is stolen Event