Monthly Archives: June 2016

Senate confirms first Jew to U.S. Supreme Court 100 years ago this hour (June 1 1916)


Video: 'Justice Louis D. Brandeis, The People's Attorney'

(Thursday, June 1, 1916, 5:00 p.m. local time)Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish American to serve on the nation’s highest bench, took his seat today as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court after the Senate officially confirmed his nomination by a vote of 47 to 22.

Tennessee becomes 16th state 220 years ago today (June 1 1796)


Video: 'Top Tourist Attractions in State Tennessee - Travel Guide'

(Wednesday, June 1, 1796)Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States, was admitted to the Union today as the 16th state, the first state created from territory under the jurisdiction of the U.S. federal government.

The Beatles complete recording ‘Yellow Submarine’ 50 years ago this hour (June 1 1966)


Video: 'The Beatles - Yellow Submarine (06, 1966, Stereo Remastered 2009)'

(Wednesday, June 1, 1966, 2:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. BST) — The English rock band The Beatles continued production of their seventh studio album Revolver this afternoon at EMI Studio 2 in London with the addition of sound effects and backing vocals on Paul McCartney’s “Yellow Submarine.”