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#1 Today in History - June 14
Today is Saturday, June 14, the 166th day of 2008. There are 200 days left in the year. This is Flag Day.
Today is Saturday, June 14, the 166th day of 2008. There are 200 days left in the year. This is Flag Day.
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Today's Highlight in History:
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag.
On this date:
In 1775, the Continental Army, forerunner of the United States Army, was created.
In 1801, former American Revolutionary War General and notorious turncoat Benedict Arnold died in London.
In 1846, a group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California.
In 1928, the Republican National Convention nominated Herbert Hoover for president on the first ballot.
In 1940, in German-occupied Poland, the Nazis opened their concentration camp at Auschwitz; the same day, German troops entered Paris.
In 1943, the Supreme Court, in West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette, ruled that schoolchildren could not be compelled to salute the flag of the United States.
In 1954, the words "under God" were added to the Pledge of Allegiance.
In 1967, the space probe Mariner 5 was launched from Cape Kennedy, Fla., on a flight that took it past Venus.
In 1982, Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the disputed Falkland Islands.
In 1985, the 17-day hijack ordeal of TWA Flight 847 began as a pair of Lebanese Shiite Muslim extremists seized the jetliner shortly after takeoff from Athens, Greece.
Ten years ago: The Chicago Bulls clinched their sixth NBA championship, defeating the Utah Jazz in Game 6 played in Salt Lake City, 87-86.
Five years ago: A wave estimated at about 20 feet tall capsized the charter fishing boat Taki-Tooo off the northern Oregon coast; nine people were killed, two others are missing and presumed dead; eight survived by swimming to shore. A car driven by Phoenix Bishop Thomas O'Brien struck and killed pedestrian Jim Reed; O'Brien was later convicted of leaving the scene of an accident and sentenced to probation.
One year ago: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared an emergency after the Hamas militant group effectively took control of the Gaza Strip. Reputed Klansman James Ford Seale was convicted of kidnapping Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee, two black teenagers who were deliberately drowned in Mississippi in 1964. Ruth Graham, the wife of evangelist Billy Graham, died in Montreat, N.C., at age 87. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim died in Vienna, Austria, at age 88. The San Antonio Spurs won their fourth NBA title in nine years as they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 83-82 in Game 4.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Gene Barry is 89. Actress Marla Gibbs is 77. Writer Peter Mayle is 69. Actor Jack Bannon is 68. Country-rock musician Spooner Oldham (Drive-By Truckers) is 65. Rock singer Rod Argent (The Zombies; Argent) is 63. Real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump is 62. Singer Janet Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 62. Rock musician Alan White (Yes) is 59. Actor Eddie Mekka is 56. Actor Will Patton is 54. Olympic gold-medal speed skater Eric Heiden is 50. Singer Boy George is 47. Rock musician Chris DeGarmo is 45. Actress Yasmine Bleeth is 40. Tennis player Steffi Graf is 39. Actress Traylor Howard is 37. Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody ("Juno") is 30. Actor Daryl Sabara is 16.
Thought for Today: "Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought." — Henri Bergson, French philosopher (1859-1941).
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