births

Tommie Smith, American sprinter and football player; winner of 1968 Olympic 200m gold medal in a world record time

Historical image related to Tommie Smith, American sprinter and football player; winner of 1968 Olympic 200m gold medal in a world record time from June 6, 1944

Tommie Smith

American track and field athlete (born 1944)

Tommie C. Smith is an American former track and field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith, aged 24, won the 200-meter sprint finals and gold medal in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20-second barrier was broken…
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

June 6

Day of the year

June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 208 days remain until the end of the year.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)