19 June 1978 Posted on June 18, 2022 by Staff Garfield’s first comic strip, originally published locally as Jon in 1976, goes into nationwide syndication Famous Words of Inspiration..."Have you noticed that whatever sport you're trying to learn, some earnest person is always telling you to keep your knees bent?" Dave Barry — Click here for more from Dave Barry Related posts: 19 June 1978 17 October 1979 13 February 2000 19 June 1978 12 June 1978 25 June 1978 19 October 2003 7 October 1950 19 June 1910 3 January 2000