Today is Saturday, June 8, the 159th day of 2013. There are 206 days left in the year.
452 ― Italy invaded by Attila the Hun
570 ― Religion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca
1786 ― First commercially-made ice cream sold (NYC)
1815 ― Thirty-nine German states unite under the Act of Confederation
1824 ― Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec
1889 ― Cable cars begin service in L.A.
1937 ― World's largest flower blooms in N.Y. Botanical Garden, 12-inch calla lily
1953 ― Cluster of six tornadoes touches down in Flint, Mich., killing 113
1968 ― Rolling Stones release “Jumpin' Jack Flash”
1986 ― Alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected president of Austria