June 12
Today is the 164th day of 2016, there are 202 days left in the year.
1776 - Virginia's colonial legislature became the first to adopt a Bill of Rights.
1898 - Philippine nationalists declared independence from Spain.
1937 - The Soviet Union under Josef Stalin executed eight army leaders during a purge.
1942 - Anne Frank received a diary for her birthday.
1963 - Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was fatally shot in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi.
1967 - The Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia struck down state laws prohibiting interracial marriages.
1971 - President Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia and Edward F. Cox were married in the White House Rose Garden.
1978 - David Berkowitz was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for each of the six "Son of Sam" .44-caliber killings in New York City.
1987 - During a visit to the divided German city of Berlin, President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev to "tear down this wall".
1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were slashed to death outside her Los Angeles home. (Her former husband, football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson, was later acquitted of the killings in a criminal trial, but held liable in a civil action.)
2008 - A deeply divided Supreme Court ruled that foreign detainees held for years at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba had the right to appeal to U.S. civilian courts to challenger their indefinite imprisonment without charges.
Birthdays
27 - Ann-Kathrin Brommel (model)
29 - Abbey Lee Kershaw (model)
30 - Carla Abellana (actress)
31 - Dave Franco (actor)
31 - Chris Young country singer)
31 - Kendra Wilkinson (reality TV star)
33 - Anja Rubik (model)
33 - Christine Sinclair (soccer player)
35 - Adriana Lima (model)
37 - Dallas Clark (football player)
45 - Mark Henry (professional wrestler)
57 - Jenilee Harrison (actress)
86 - Jim Nabors (actor)
92 - George H.W. Bush (41st president of the United States)
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Today in Sports History - June 12
1839 - Abner Doubleday creates the game of baseball.
1880 - John Lee Richmond pitched baseball's first perfect game.
1939 - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.
1967 - The Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 in 22 innings. The game ended at 2:43 a.m. local time and caused the league to adopt a curfew stating that no new inning may start after 1:00 a.m.
1981 - Major League Baseball goes on strike, forcing the cancellation of 38 percent of the schedule.
1989 - Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson admits to steroid use.
1990 - Rickey Henderson of the Oakland A's becomes the second player in baseball history to steal 900 bases.
1991 - The Chicago Bulls win their first NBA championship, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in five games.
1997 - Interleague play began in Major League Baseball, ending a 126-year tradition of keeping the two major leagues separated until the World Series.
2000 - Steve Young announces his retirement from football.
2002 - The Los Angeles Lakers won a third-straight NBA title and Shaquille O'Neal was named Finals MVP for the third straight year after sweeping the New Jersey Nets.
2009 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Detroit Red Wings in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
2014 - Germany wins the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Today is the 164th day of 2016, there are 202 days left in the year.
1776 - Virginia's colonial legislature became the first to adopt a Bill of Rights.
1898 - Philippine nationalists declared independence from Spain.
1937 - The Soviet Union under Josef Stalin executed eight army leaders during a purge.
1942 - Anne Frank received a diary for her birthday.
1963 - Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was fatally shot in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi.
1967 - The Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia struck down state laws prohibiting interracial marriages.
1971 - President Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia and Edward F. Cox were married in the White House Rose Garden.
1978 - David Berkowitz was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for each of the six "Son of Sam" .44-caliber killings in New York City.
1987 - During a visit to the divided German city of Berlin, President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev to "tear down this wall".
1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were slashed to death outside her Los Angeles home. (Her former husband, football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson, was later acquitted of the killings in a criminal trial, but held liable in a civil action.)
2008 - A deeply divided Supreme Court ruled that foreign detainees held for years at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba had the right to appeal to U.S. civilian courts to challenger their indefinite imprisonment without charges.
Birthdays
27 - Ann-Kathrin Brommel (model)
29 - Abbey Lee Kershaw (model)
30 - Carla Abellana (actress)
31 - Dave Franco (actor)
31 - Chris Young country singer)
31 - Kendra Wilkinson (reality TV star)
33 - Anja Rubik (model)
33 - Christine Sinclair (soccer player)
35 - Adriana Lima (model)
37 - Dallas Clark (football player)
45 - Mark Henry (professional wrestler)
57 - Jenilee Harrison (actress)
86 - Jim Nabors (actor)
92 - George H.W. Bush (41st president of the United States)
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Today in Sports History - June 12
1839 - Abner Doubleday creates the game of baseball.
1880 - John Lee Richmond pitched baseball's first perfect game.
1939 - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.
1967 - The Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 in 22 innings. The game ended at 2:43 a.m. local time and caused the league to adopt a curfew stating that no new inning may start after 1:00 a.m.
1981 - Major League Baseball goes on strike, forcing the cancellation of 38 percent of the schedule.
1989 - Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson admits to steroid use.
1990 - Rickey Henderson of the Oakland A's becomes the second player in baseball history to steal 900 bases.
1991 - The Chicago Bulls win their first NBA championship, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in five games.
1997 - Interleague play began in Major League Baseball, ending a 126-year tradition of keeping the two major leagues separated until the World Series.
2000 - Steve Young announces his retirement from football.
2002 - The Los Angeles Lakers won a third-straight NBA title and Shaquille O'Neal was named Finals MVP for the third straight year after sweeping the New Jersey Nets.
2009 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Detroit Red Wings in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
2014 - Germany wins the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
