June 12th, 1906: Motion pictures with sound were patented by John Ballance.

June 12th, 1913: John Randolph Bay exhibited the first animated cartoon, titled The Artist’s Dream.

June 12th, 1939: The Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York.

June 12th, 1967: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all state laws prohibiting interracial marriages were unconstitutional.

June 12th, 1972: Popeyes the fast food chain was founded in Arabi, Louisianna.

June 12th, 1994: Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California. Nicole’s ex-husband O.J. Simpson is still looking for the murderer.

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Actor Tim DeKay turns 57 years old.

 

WWE Hall of Famer and weightlifter Mark Henry turns 49 years old.

 

Musician Kenny Wayne Shepherd turns 43 years old.

 

Actor DJ Qualls turns 42 years old.

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June 12th is National Red Rose Day.