June 8th, 1872: The first U.S. post card was authorized by Congress.
June 8th, 1906: Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act into law, allowing the president to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land that hold historical or conservation value.
June 8th, 1948: Texaco Star Theater (later renamed The Milton Berle Show) premiered on NBC.
June 8th, 1949: 1984 by George Orwell was first published.
June 8th, 1953: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Washington, D.C. restaurants could not refuse to serve black patrons.
June 8th, 1966: The National Football League and the American Football League announced that they would merge into a single league.
June 8th, 1969: The Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones quit the band. He died a month later at age 27.
June 8th, 1990: Charles Freeman was charged with illegally selling 2 Live Crew’s As Nasty As They Wanna Be album to a Fort Lauderdale undercover police officer.
Singer Bonnie Tyler turns 69 years old.
Actor Griffin Dunne turns 65 years old.
Actor/comedian Keenan Ivory Wayans turns 62 years old.
Actress Julianna Marguiles turns 54 years old.
Rapper/producer Kanye West turns 43 years old.
TV host Maria Menounos turns 42 years old.
June 8th is National Best Friends Day.
