Interesting Facts of June 7th
- Richard Henry Lee presented the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress on June 7, 1776. This motion was an act that led to the United States Declaration of Independence, as it called for the colonies' independence from Great Britain.
- June 7, 1893, is remembered in history for the pivotal moment when Mahatma Gandhi, then a young lawyer, was thrown off a train at Pietermaritzburg station in South Africa for refusing to move from a whites-only compartment, an incident that played a significant role in his decision to resist racial segregation and helped spark his commitment to civil rights.
- Celebrated author and poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize, was born on June 7, 1917. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community.
- On June 7, 1955, the quiz show "The $64,000 Question" premiered on CBS television. It became one of the most popular shows during the quiz show boom of the 1950s and famously became embroiled in the quiz show scandal for rigging games.
- Prince's birthday falls on June 7; the iconic musician was born on June 7, 1958. His work spans the genres of funk, rock, R&B, and pop, influencing countless musicians and earning him a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- The American chemist and engineer Robert S. Mulliken, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1966 for his work on chemical bonds and the electronic structure of molecules, was born on June 7, 1896.