Daily Calendar for Monday, June 22, 2026

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Judy Garland (singer & actress) – 1969
Fred Astaire (dancer & actor) – 1987
Pat Nixon (U.S. First Lady) – 1993
Esther Friedman Lederer, pen name Ann Landers (Ask Ann Landers columnist) – 2002
Moose (the Jack Russell terrier known as Eddie on Frasier) – 2006
George Carlin (comedian; first to host Saturday Night Live) – 2008

Henry Hudson, son, and 7 crew set adrift by mutineers – 1611
During the War of 1812, Laura Secord of Queenston hiked 18 hours to warn British of an upcoming attack – 1813
Adolphe Sax registered a patent for the saxophone – 1846
Arkansas is readmitted to the Union – 1868
Harry Houdini married Wilhelmina Beatrice “Bess” Rahner – 1894
Circus train crashed in Ivanhoe, Ind., 86 killed – 1918
James Christy discovered Pluto’s moon Charon – 1978
Ashrita Furman of New York set the record for distance traveled by pogo stick: 23.11 miles – 1997
Law-protected killdeer nest with 4 eggs held up prep for RBC Bluesfest in Ottawa, Ontario – 2018
“The Cholmondelay” 17th century Stradivarius cello sold for a record-setting $1,217,711 by Sotheby’s in London – 2026

Fergus Falls, Minnesota, was struck by a devastating tornado that killed 59 people and destroyed 400 buildings – 1919
Holt, Missouri, received 12 inches of rain in 42 minutes. – 1947
The largest recovered hailstone in the U.S. fell from the sky in Aurora, Nebraska. It measured 7 inches in diameter, had a circumference of 18.75 inches, and weighed just under 1 pound – 2003
Hail storm, Dublin, New Hampshire – 2007
The temperature reached 102 degrees Fahrenheit in Vero Beach, Florida – 2009