Today in History
Friday, June 9, 2023
Today is the 160th day of 2023 and the 82nd day of spring.
TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1790, John Barry’s “The Philadelphia Spelling Book” became the first copyrighted work in the United States.
In 1856, nearly 500 Mormon “handcart pioneers” began a pilgrimage on foot from Iowa City, Iowa, to Salt Lake City, Utah.
In 1954, Army counsel Joseph Welch confronted Sen. Joseph McCarthy…