(Monday, June 15, 1992) — Vice President Dan Quayle, relying on a faulty flash card, erroneously instructed Trenton, New Jersey, sixth-grade student William Figueroa to spell “potato” as “potatoe” during a spelling bee today.
Daily Archives: June 15, 2012
Port Huron Statement launches student movement of 1960s 50 years ago today (1962)
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(Friday, June 15, 1962) — Students for a Democratic Society, at the conclusion of a five-day convention in Michigan, issued the Port Huron Statement calling for disarmament, enfranchisement of “publicly disinherited groups” and social change.
