June 29 #thisdayinhistory #history #otd #thisday #today #viral #trending #teacher #historyteacher

Today is June 29th ALL DAY and if you have less than a minute, I have some important events that happened on this day in history.

1767 British pass Townshend Revenue Act levying taxes on America, helping to intensify opposition to British rule
1891 US National Forest Service organized
1956 US Federal interstate highway system act signed
1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed after an 83-day filibuster in the US Senate
1964 NBC approves Gene Roddenberry's script for the pilot episode of "Star Trek" titled "The Cage"
2009 Financier Bernie Madoff sentenced to 150 years in US maximum prison, for conducting a massive Ponzi scheme

Please like and subscribe! Trying to get to 1,000 subscribers by 8/1/2023!
Tips and Support Appreciated: https://streamlabs.com/mrdearmon/tip
Get cool merch here: https://streamlabs.com/mrdearmon/merch