Updated June 8, 2012, 2:28 pm
On June 9, 1954, Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army Hearings over McCarthy’s attack on a member of Welch’s law firm, Frederick G. Fisher. Said Welch: “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”
On June 9, 1891, Cole Porter, the American composer and lyricist, was born. Following his death on Oct. 15, 1964, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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On This Date
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1870 Author Charles Dickens died at age 58. 1891 Composer Cole Porter was born in Peru, Ind. 1911 Carrie Nation, the hatchet-wielding temperance crusader, died at age 64. 1940 Norway surrendered to the Nazis during World War II. 1969 The Senate confirmed Warren Burger to be chief justice of the United States, succeeding Earl Warren. 1973 Secretariat won horse racing’s Triple Crown with a victory at the Belmont Stakes. 1980 Comedian Richard Pryor suffered near-fatal burns at his home when a mixture of free-base cocaine exploded. 1986 The Rogers Commission released its report on the Challenger disaster, criticizing NASA and rocket-builder Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts. 2008 Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds became the sixth player in baseball history to hit 600 home runs. Current Birthdays
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Actor Johnny Depp turns 49 years old today.
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Actor Michael J. Fox turns 51 years old today.
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1930 Marvin Kalb, Broadcast journalist, turns 82 1939 Dick Vitale, Sportscaster, turns 73 1956 Patricia Cornwell, Mystery author, turns 56 1961 Aaron Sorkin, Writer, producer (“The West Wing”), turns 51 1964 Gloria Reuben, Actress (“ER”), turns 48 1973 Tedy Bruschi, Football player, turns 39 1981 Natalie Portman, Actress, turns 31
Historic Birthdays
Cole Porter 6/9/1891 – 10/15/1964 American composer and lyricist.Go to obituary »
52 Peter I (the Great) 6/9/1672 – 2/8/1725
Russian emperor (1682-1725)66 Samuel Slater 6/9/1768 – 4/21/1835
English-born industrialist; helped start American cotton industry38 Otto Nicolai 6/9/1810 – 5/11/1849
German opera composer71 Bertha Suttner 6/9/1843 – 6/21/1914
Austrian novelist and pacifist67 James Stillman 6/9/1850 – 3/15/1918
American financier and banker70 Charles Bonaparte 6/9/1851 – 6/28/1921
American politician; U.S. attorney general (1906-09)66 Carl Nielsen 6/9/1865 – 10/3/1931
Danish violinist, conductor and composer80 S. N. Behrman 6/9/1893 – 9/9/1973
American short-story writer and playwright74 Patrick Steptoe 6/9/1913 – 3/21/1988
English physician and medical researcher94 Les Paul 6/9/1915 – 8/12/2009
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