BoxKart Bash Day
BoxKart Bash Day is a celebration dedicated to the fun and creativity involved in building and racing homemade go-karts, commonly known as box karts or soapbox cars. This event is a nod to the nostalgia of simpler times when children and adults alike engaged in hands-on projects and friendly competition.
Fresh Veggies Day
Fresh Veggies Day, celebrated on June 16th, is a day dedicated to the joys and benefits of eating fresh vegetables. It’s an opportunity to highlight the importance of incorporating a variety of vegetables into our diets for better health and well-being.
June 16 has been marked by numerous significant events throughout history.
Historical Events
19th Century:
1883: The Victoria Hall disaster occurred in Sunderland, England, where a rush for treats resulted in the deaths of 183 children.
1884: The first roller coaster in America opened at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. It was designed by LaMarcus Thompson and called the Switchback Railway.
20th Century:
1903: The Ford Motor Company was incorporated by Henry Ford and 11 associate investors.
1911: IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) in Endicott, New York.
1933: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was created under the authority of the Banking Act of 1933.
1963: Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in space, aboard Vostok 6.
1976: The Soweto Uprising began in South Africa, where thousands of black school children marched to protest the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools.
1977: Oracle Corporation, then known as Software Development Laboratories, was incorporated in Redwood Shores, California.
21st Century:
2012: China launched its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, which included the first Chinese female astronaut, Liu Yang.
Births
18th Century:
1792: John Linnell, an English landscape and portrait painter.
19th Century:
1829: Geronimo, a prominent leader of the Apache tribe.
1890: Stan Laurel, an English comic actor, writer, and film director, best known for being part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
20th Century:
1902: Barbara McClintock, an American cytogeneticist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983.
