June 22
NATIONAL Chocolate Eclair Day
NATIONAL Onion Rings Day
NATIONAL HVAC Tech Day
Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1847 The first doughnut with a hole in it was created
1868 Arkansas was re-admitted to the Union
1870 The US Justice Department was created
1910 German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich announces a definitive cure for syphilis
1944 FDR signs the "Servicemen's Readjustment Act", better known as "the GI Bill of Rights"
1962 The Hovercraft was first tested
1970 President Richard Nixon signs the 26th amendment, lowering the voting age to 18
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