Timeline June 1906

Events in June 1906 3

• 1853 – 1906 Stanford White (1853-1906) Died 25 June 1906, aged 52 The prominent American architect, designer of Madison Square Garden and other New York landmarks, was shot and killed by millionaire Harry Thaw during a rooftop show at the Garden. The killing, driven by Thaw's jealousy over his wife's earlier relationship with White, led to a sensational murder trial later dubbed the Trial of the Century.
• 1906 – 2002 Billy Wilder (1906-2002) Died 27 March 2002, aged 95 Billy Wilder was an Austrian-born writer-director who fled Nazi Germany and became one of Hollywood's sharpest talents. His films spanned film noir, drama and comedy, including Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot and The Apartment. He won six Academy Awards and was known for acid wit on screen and off.
• 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act signed United States creates federal oversight of food and medicine safety President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Pure Food and Drug Act, prohibiting the interstate sale of adulterated or mislabeled food and drugs. Passed alongside the Meat Inspection Act amid public outcry over unsanitary conditions exposed by Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle, it laid the groundwork for the Food and Drug Administration.