June 24, 1895 – “The Manassa Mauler”, boxing champ Jack Dempsey, is born in Manassa, Colorado.
June 25, 1903 – Author George Orwell (“Animal Farm” and “1984”) is born in Bengal on the Indian continent.
June 26, 1892 – Author Pearl Buck is born in Hillsboro, West Virginia. She goes on to win the 1938 Nobel Prize for literature for her many books on Chinese culture.
June 26, 1914 – Champion athlete Mildred “Babe” Didrikson is born in Port Arthur, Texas. She won two gold medals in track and field events during the 1932 Olympics and excelled in multiple other sports, most notably in amateur and professional golf.
June 25, 1903 – Author George Orwell (“Animal Farm” and “1984”) is born in Bengal on the Indian continent.
June 26, 1892 – Author Pearl Buck is born in Hillsboro, West Virginia. She goes on to win the 1938 Nobel Prize for literature for her many books on Chinese culture.
June 26, 1914 – Champion athlete Mildred “Babe” Didrikson is born in Port Arthur, Texas. She won two gold medals in track and field events during the 1932 Olympics and excelled in multiple other sports, most notably in amateur and professional golf.