TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2021

1675-Royal Greenwich Observatory established in England by Charles II

1772-Slavery outlawed in England

1940-France falls to Nazi Germany; armistice signed, France disarmed

1941-Germany declares war on Soviet Union during WW II

1949-Actress Meryl Streep is born in NJ

1969-Singer and Actress Judy Garland dies in London at 47

1970-U.S. President Nixon signs 26th amendment (voting age lowered to 18)

1982-Manhattan institutes bus-only lanes

1983-NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period

1990-Florida passes a law prohibits wearing a throng bathing suit

1991-Underwater volcano, Mount Didicas, erupts in Phillipines