Patricia A Cashman, PA

06/19/2026

06/18/2026

On June 18, 1983, the space shuttle Challenger is launched into space on its second mission. On board the shuttle is Dr. Sally K. Ride, who as a mission specialist, becomes the first American woman to travel into space.

06/18/2026

On June 18, 1960, Arnold Palmer shoots a 65 to win the U.S. Open at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, Colorado. The extraordinary tournament featured three players who each defined consecutive eras in the game with their dominance: Ben Hogan, Palmer and the then-amateur champion Jack Nicklaus.

06/18/2026

On this day in 1942, Paul McCartney, singer and songwriter who rose to fame with his fellow Liverpool lads in the most influential pop band of all time, The Beatles, is born.

06/18/2026

On this day in 1942, Roger Ebert, film critic whose iconic partnership and long-running TV show with Gene Siskel helped shape how generations thought about movies, is born.

06/16/2026

On this day in 1910, the first Father’s Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.

06/16/2026

On this day in 1952, Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl is published in the United States.

06/16/2026

On this day in 1917, Katharine Graham, Washington Post publisher who played a key role in supporting reporters during the Pentagon Papers and Watergate scandals, is born.

06/15/2026

On this day in 1877, Henry O. Flipper becomes the first African American to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

06/15/2026

On June 15, 1974, Simon & Schuster releases All the President’s Men, the first definitive book about the Watergate scandal, authored by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporters from The Washington Post who broke the explosive story.