June 19
1775 - George Washington was commissioned by the Continental Congress as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
1862 - Congress abolished slavery in the U.S. territories.
1865 - Gen. Gordon Granger and Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War was over, and that all remaining slaves in Texas were free -- an event that is celebrated today as "Juneteenth."
1910 - The first-ever Father's Day celebration took place in Spokane, Washington.
1911 - Pennsylvania became the first state to establish a motion picture censorship board.
1917 - During World War I, King George V ordered the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames; the family changed its name "Windsor."
1934 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was established.
1944 - During World War II, the two-day Battle of the Philippine Sea began, resulting in a decisive victory for the Americans over the Japanese.
1953 - Julius Rosenberg, age 35, and his wife, Ethel, age 37, who had been convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York.
1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law after being approved by the U.S. Senate, 73-27 and surviving a lengthy filibuster.
1975 - Former Chicago organized crime boss Sam Giancana was shot to death in the basement of his home in Oak Park, Illinois; the killing has never been solved.
1977 - Pope Paul VI proclaimed John Neumann the first male saint from the United States.
1987 - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring any public school teaching the theory of evolution to teach creationism as well.
2002 - Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president of Afghanistan.
2014 - Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California won election as House majority leader as Republicans shuffled their leadership in the wake of Rep. Eric Cantor's primary defeat in Virginia.
2018 - The United States said it was pulling out of the United Nations' Human Rights Council, a day after the U.N. human rights chief denounced the Trump administration for separating migrant children from their parents; U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley cited longstanding U.S. complaints that the council was biased against Israel.
2022 - The head of NATO warned that fighting between Russia and Ukraine could drag on "for years."
Birthdays
24 - Jessica Alexander (model)
25 - Atticus Shaffer (actor)
31 - Katelyn Jae (singer)
34 - Giacomo Gianniotti (actor)
35 - Jacob DeGrom (baseball player)
38 - Kaitlyn Bristowe (reality star)
39 - Paul Dano (actor)
39 - Tommie Lee (reality star)
40 - Aidan Turner (actor)
41 - Macklemore (rapper)
43 - Lauren Lee Smith (actress)
43 - Neil Brown Jr. (actor)
45 - Dirk Nowitzki (basketball player)
45 - Zoe Saldana (actress)
47 - Ryan Hurst (actor)
48 - Poppy Montgomery (actress)
49 - Bumper Robinson (actor)
51 - Robin Tunney (actress)
54 - Lara Spencer (TV personality)
56 - Mia Sara (actress)
57 - Samuel West (actor)
60 - Andy Lauer (actor)
61 - Paula Abdul (singer)
64 - Mark "Marty" DeBarge (singer)
67 - Doug Stone (singer)
69 - Kathleen Turner (actress)
73 - Ann Wilson (singer)
75 - Phylicia Rashad (actress)
76 - Salman Rushdie (author)
93 - Gena Rowlands (actress)
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Today in Sports History - June 19
1846 - The New York Knickerbocker Club played the New York Club in the first baseball game at the Elysian Field, Hoboken, NJ. It was the first organized baseball game.
1867 - Horse racing's Belmont Stakes was run for the first time.
1936 - German boxer Max Schmelilng knocks out up-and-coming heavyweight Joe Louis in the 12th round in a heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium in New York.
1938 - Italy defeats Hungary 4-1 to win the World Cup.
1942 - Paul Waner of the Boston Braves became the seventh player in MLB history to record 3,000 career hits.
1943 - The NFL approved the temporary merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. (The merger would dissolve on Dec. 5.)
1972 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the anti-trust exemption that major league baseball uses was Constitutional. The court called upon the U.S. Congress to repeal the sport's special status.
1973 - Gordie Howe left the NHL to join his sons Mark and Marty in the WHA (World Hockey Association).
1986 - University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias, the top pick in the NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, suffered a fatal cocaine-induced seizure.
1992 - Evander Holyfield defeats Larry Holmes in 12 rounds for the WBC heavyweight boxing championship.
1999 - The Dallas Stars won their first Stanley Cup, defeating the Buffalo Sabres in six games.
2000 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Indiana Pacers in six games to win their first NBA championship in 12 years.
2006 - The Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Edmonton Oilers in seven games to win their first Stanley Cup.
2011 - Rory McIlroy wins the U.S. Open by eight strokes; he sets 11 tournament records in the victory, including lowest 72-hole score (268) and lowest total under par (-16).
2016 - The Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Golden State Warriors in seven games to win their first NBA championship; the Cavaliers also became the first team in NBA Finals history to overcome a 3-1 series deficit to win.
1775 - George Washington was commissioned by the Continental Congress as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
1862 - Congress abolished slavery in the U.S. territories.
1865 - Gen. Gordon Granger and Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War was over, and that all remaining slaves in Texas were free -- an event that is celebrated today as "Juneteenth."
1910 - The first-ever Father's Day celebration took place in Spokane, Washington.
1911 - Pennsylvania became the first state to establish a motion picture censorship board.
1917 - During World War I, King George V ordered the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames; the family changed its name "Windsor."
1934 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was established.
1944 - During World War II, the two-day Battle of the Philippine Sea began, resulting in a decisive victory for the Americans over the Japanese.
1953 - Julius Rosenberg, age 35, and his wife, Ethel, age 37, who had been convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York.
1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law after being approved by the U.S. Senate, 73-27 and surviving a lengthy filibuster.
1975 - Former Chicago organized crime boss Sam Giancana was shot to death in the basement of his home in Oak Park, Illinois; the killing has never been solved.
1977 - Pope Paul VI proclaimed John Neumann the first male saint from the United States.
1987 - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring any public school teaching the theory of evolution to teach creationism as well.
2002 - Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president of Afghanistan.
2014 - Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California won election as House majority leader as Republicans shuffled their leadership in the wake of Rep. Eric Cantor's primary defeat in Virginia.
2018 - The United States said it was pulling out of the United Nations' Human Rights Council, a day after the U.N. human rights chief denounced the Trump administration for separating migrant children from their parents; U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley cited longstanding U.S. complaints that the council was biased against Israel.
2022 - The head of NATO warned that fighting between Russia and Ukraine could drag on "for years."
Birthdays
24 - Jessica Alexander (model)
25 - Atticus Shaffer (actor)
31 - Katelyn Jae (singer)
34 - Giacomo Gianniotti (actor)
35 - Jacob DeGrom (baseball player)
38 - Kaitlyn Bristowe (reality star)
39 - Paul Dano (actor)
39 - Tommie Lee (reality star)
40 - Aidan Turner (actor)
41 - Macklemore (rapper)
43 - Lauren Lee Smith (actress)
43 - Neil Brown Jr. (actor)
45 - Dirk Nowitzki (basketball player)
45 - Zoe Saldana (actress)
47 - Ryan Hurst (actor)
48 - Poppy Montgomery (actress)
49 - Bumper Robinson (actor)
51 - Robin Tunney (actress)
54 - Lara Spencer (TV personality)
56 - Mia Sara (actress)
57 - Samuel West (actor)
60 - Andy Lauer (actor)
61 - Paula Abdul (singer)
64 - Mark "Marty" DeBarge (singer)
67 - Doug Stone (singer)
69 - Kathleen Turner (actress)
73 - Ann Wilson (singer)
75 - Phylicia Rashad (actress)
76 - Salman Rushdie (author)
93 - Gena Rowlands (actress)
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Today in Sports History - June 19
1846 - The New York Knickerbocker Club played the New York Club in the first baseball game at the Elysian Field, Hoboken, NJ. It was the first organized baseball game.
1867 - Horse racing's Belmont Stakes was run for the first time.
1936 - German boxer Max Schmelilng knocks out up-and-coming heavyweight Joe Louis in the 12th round in a heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium in New York.
1938 - Italy defeats Hungary 4-1 to win the World Cup.
1942 - Paul Waner of the Boston Braves became the seventh player in MLB history to record 3,000 career hits.
1943 - The NFL approved the temporary merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. (The merger would dissolve on Dec. 5.)
1972 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the anti-trust exemption that major league baseball uses was Constitutional. The court called upon the U.S. Congress to repeal the sport's special status.
1973 - Gordie Howe left the NHL to join his sons Mark and Marty in the WHA (World Hockey Association).
1986 - University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias, the top pick in the NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, suffered a fatal cocaine-induced seizure.
1992 - Evander Holyfield defeats Larry Holmes in 12 rounds for the WBC heavyweight boxing championship.
1999 - The Dallas Stars won their first Stanley Cup, defeating the Buffalo Sabres in six games.
2000 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Indiana Pacers in six games to win their first NBA championship in 12 years.
2006 - The Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Edmonton Oilers in seven games to win their first Stanley Cup.
2011 - Rory McIlroy wins the U.S. Open by eight strokes; he sets 11 tournament records in the victory, including lowest 72-hole score (268) and lowest total under par (-16).
2016 - The Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Golden State Warriors in seven games to win their first NBA championship; the Cavaliers also became the first team in NBA Finals history to overcome a 3-1 series deficit to win.
