107.9 The River » Graceland http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Day in History for June 7 – Graceland Opens and More http://theriver1079.com/this-day-in-history-for-june-7-graceland-opens-and-more/ http://theriver1079.com/this-day-in-history-for-june-7-graceland-opens-and-more/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:00:06 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=108668 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1776 – Richard Henry Lee introduces a resolution proposing a Declaration of Independence (More info)

1892 – Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the “whites-only” car of a train, leading to the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson court case (More info)

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