1769, Frontiersman Daniel Boone begins to explore present-day Kentucky.
1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposes to the Continental Congress a resolution calling for a Declaration Of Independence.
1909, Actress Jessica Tandy (The Birds, The World According To Garp, Cocoon, Driving Miss Daisy,Nobody’s Fool; former wife of Hume Cronyn) is born. She dies in 1994.
1929, the sovereign state of Vatican City came into existence as copies of the Lateran Treaty were exchanged in Rome.
1917, Actor-singer Dean Martin (Rio Bravo, Ocean’s Eleven, Robin And The 7 Hoods, The Sons Of Katie Elder, Airport, The Cannonball Run) is born. He dies in 1995 at age 78.
1946, The U.S. Supreme Court bans discrimination in interstate travel.
1955, the TV game show The $64,000 Question premiered.
1965, an 1879 Connecticut law banning the use of contraceptives was ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
1970, The Who performs Tommy at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House.
1972, The musical Grease opens on Broadway.
1975, the Sony Corporation unveiled its new Betamax consumer home videotape recorder, better known as the VCR. It sold for $995.
1976, The NBC Nightly News, with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, first aired.
1979, The U.S. Internal Revenue Service charges Chuck Berry with tax evasion on the same day he plays for President Carter at the White House.
1982, Elvis Presley‘s Graceland mansion is opened to the public.
1993, The groundbreaking ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame And Museum takes place in Cleveland, Ohio. Pete Townshend, Billy Joel, and Chuck Berry attend.
1996, the Clinton administration acknowledged it had obtained the FBI files of House Speaker Newt Gingrich‘s press secretary, former Bush Chief Of Staff James A. Baker III, and other appointees from Republican administrations, calling it “an innocent bureaucratic mistake.”
1998, in a crime that shocked the nation, James Byrd, Jr., a 49-year-old black man, was chained to a pickup truck and dragged to his death in Jasper, Texas, by three white men.
1999, the FBI put terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden on the list of Ten Most Wanted fugitives.
2002, Michael Skakel was convicted of beating his neighbor Martha Moxley to death in 1975. The two were 15 years old at the time.

 

CBS

• THE BIG BANG THEORY (repeat)
• 2 BROKE GIRLS (repeat)
• PERSON OF INTEREST (repeat)
• THE MENTALIST (repeat)

NBC

• THE OFFICE (repeat)
• PARKS AND RECREATION (repeat)
• SAVING HOPE – (series premiere) When Charlie Harris, Hope Zion Hospital’s chief of surgery, falls into a coma, he ends up wandering the hospital in spirit form.
• ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS – Napster founders Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning; Adele discusses fame and her songs.

FOX

• TAKE ME OUT – (series premiere) Thirty women look for a summer fling.
• THE CHOICE – (series premiere) Celebrities looking for love include Pauly D, Romeo, Jason Cook and Jeremy Bloom.

ABC

• DUETS – The music superstars perform inspirational songs with their partners; a contestant is eliminated.
• ROOKIE BLUE – When Dov walks into a robbery in progress and shoots a black teen, the community calls for him to be investigated.

CW

• BREAKING POINTE – Ronald must decide whether to stay at Ballet West with his brother or leave with his girlfriend; the dancers work on an erotic ballet.
• THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (repeat)

BRAVO

• DON’T BE TARDY FOR THE WEDDING – On the morning of the wedding, many things still aren’t ready; Kim and Jen reunite.
• KATHY – TBA

DAY TIME TALK SHOW

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW – (repeat)
THE VIEW – Jane Fonda, Lisa Ling

LATE NIGHT TALK SHOWS

THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (CBS) – Bill Murray, the Temper Trap
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO (NBC) – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Louis Zamperini, Bret Michaels
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE (ABC) – Edward Norton, Leighton Meester, Dead Sara
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON (CBS) – (repeat)
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON (NBC) – Chris Rock, Cat Deeley, Carly Rae Jepsen
LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY (NBC) – (repeat)
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (COMEDY CENTRAL) – Edward Conard
THE COLBERT REPORT (COMEDY CENTRAL) – Regina Spektor
CONAN – Chris Hemsworth, Malin Akerman, Jonah Ray

 

IS GISELE PREGNANT? Gisele Bundchen is reportedly pregnant with her second child. According to Us Weekly, Bundchen is three months along. The supermodel and her husband Tom Brady married in 2009 and have a two-year-old son named Benjamin. Brady also has a four-year-old son with ex Bridget Moynahan. DREW BARRYMORE SHARES WEDDING PHOTO: Drew Barrymore says that her weekend wedding to Will Kopelman was “perfect.” The pregnant bride released photos of the nuptials and told Peoplemagazine, “The day was perfect. Everyone we love and care about was there. It was as fun and meaningful as we ever could have hoped.” The couple tied the knot on June 2nd at Drew’s $5.7 million Montecito, Calif., home.

AMANDA BYNES PLEADS NOT GUILTY: Amanda Bynes has pleaded not guilty to DUI stemming from her April arrest. An attorney entered the plea on behalf of Bynes, who was not in court on Wednesday for the hearing. If convicted, Bynes will reportedly face a minimum of 48 hours in jail and a maximum of six months. However, due to overcrowding, it’s unlikely she’d serve more than a few hours. A pretrial court date has been set for July 18th.

DEBRA MESSING FILES FOR DIVORCE: Debra Messing has officially filed for divorce from her husband Daniel Zelman. The couple announced their split in December of 2011, but said that they’d been separated since 2010. Messing and Zelman tied the knot in 2000, but have been together for a total of 20 years and have a son together. Messing is currently dating her Smash costar Will Chase.

SNOOKI SHOWS OFF BABY BUMP: Snooki’s growing baby bump is on full display now that she’s shooting Jersey Shore again. After announcing the pregnancy, Snooki has laid relatively low, but now that she’s back on the boardwalk, it’s evident that a lot has changed since last summer!

TINA FEY WINS BIG AT AUDIE AWARDS: Tina Fey won big at the Audie Awards earlier this week — winning Audio Book of the Year and best Biography/Memoir for her narration of her memoir, Bossypants. Jane Fonda and William Shatner were also big winners, with Fonda taking top honors in the Personal Development category for reading her own Prime Time. Shatner dominated the Humor category for his Shatner’s Rules.

IS ROBERTO THE BACHELOR, OR NOT? Contrary to reports, Roberto Martinez has not signed on to be ABC’s next Bachelor. Although the franchise is courting Ali Fedotowsky’s ex-fiance — sources told Us Weekly that he hasn’t committed. An insider said, “They are asking him to be the next bachelor, but he has no interest as of right now.” Roberto proposed to Ali in the 2009 finale of The Bachelorette, but the two confirmed they’d split late last year.

‘ANTM’ ANNOUNCES PREMIERE DATE: America’s Next Top Model will return later this summer with a special college-themed season. EW.com reported that for the first time, the viewers will have an input in who gets voted off — giving the judges feedback to consider when making their decisions. The 19th cycle will hit the CW on August 24th.

 

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