22 June-Today's All facts
1970 - Richard Nixon signed bill extending Voting Rights

Richard Nixon signed bill extending Voting Rights Act of 1965 to 1975.

1937 - Joe Louis defeats Braddock

Joe Louis defeated James J. Barddock for heavyweight boxing championship.

1949 - Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott

Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for the world heavy weight championship.

1940 - Three time Olympian Wilma Rudolph was born on this date.

Wilma Glodean Rudolph, the first African American women to with three gold medals, was born on this dated in Clarksville, Tennessee.