2015 Event Commercial space company SpaceX has been approved as a contractor to the U.S. military for satellite launches; SpaceX will compete for contracts against the Boeing-Lockheed Martin United Launch Alliance, currently the primary military launch provider 2014 Event Eric Cantor, majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, will step down from his leadership position at the end of July following a surprising primary election defeat by Tea Party candidate David Brat 2012 Event 2012 Republican Party Presidential primary candidate Jon Huntsman drops out of the race, endorsing Mitt Romney 2012 Event U.S. 2012 Presidential contender Mitt Romney wins the New Hampshire Republican primary; Ron Paul places second, Jon Huntsman places third 2011 Event Former U.S. Olympic champion Carl Lewis is granted a place on the ballot for the Democratic primary election for a New Jersey Senate seat 1983 Event Harold Washington wins Chicago's Democratic mayoral primary 1981 Event Dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News 1977 Death Tibor Dery, writer, wrote satire on Hungarian communist regime, primary work, 'The Unfinished Sentence', dies at 82 1970 Event Charles Rangel defeats Adam Clayton Powell in Democratic primary 1968 Event Senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democrate primary in Oregon 1960 Event John F. Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia 1954 Birthday Chris Difford, born in Greenwich, London, primary member of band Squeeze, lyricist, singer, record producer, known for songs 'Tempted', 'Black Coffee in Bed' 1948 Event Gerald Ford upsets Rep Bartel J Jonkman in Michigan 5th Dist Representative primary 1944 Event Smith vs. Allwright (excluding Blacks from primary voting) is illegal 1908 Event Collingwood Ohio primary school catches fire; 180 die 1906 Birthday Jan Vercammen, Flemish author/chief inspector LO, Primary Education 1903 Event 1st direct primary election law in U.S. adopted, by Wisconsin 1894 Birthday Tibor Dery, born in Budapest, Hungary, writer, wrote satire on Hungarian communist regime, primary work, 'The Unfinished Sentence'
