June 12
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.
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 her friend 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 challenge their indefinite imprisonment without charges.
Birthdays
28 - Abbey Lee (model)
30 - Kendra Wilkinson (reality TV star)
34 - Adriana Lima (model)
36 - Dallas Clark (football player)
41 - Hideki Matsui (baseball player)
44 - Mark Henry (professional wrestler)
85 - Jim Nabors (actor)
91 - George H.W. Bush (41st president of the United States)
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Today in Sports History - June 12
1839 - Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball, according to legend.
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.
1948 - Citation won the Triple Crown.
1948 - Ben Hogan won his first U.S. Open golf title.
1967 - The Washington Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-5 in 22 innings. The game lasted six hours, 38 minutes and ended a 2:43 a.m. This caused the league to adopt a curfew stating that no new inning may start after 1:00 a.m.
1981 - Major League players began a 49-day strike over free-agent compensation.
1991 - The Chicago Bulls won 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 separating the American and National League teams from playing each other until the World Series.
2000 - Quarterback Steve Young announced his retirement from the NFL.
2002 - The Los Angeles Lakers won a third straight NBA championship, sweeping the New Jersey Nets.
2003 - University of Washington head football coach Rick Neuheisel was fired after twice participating in an NCAA tournament gambling pool, something strictly forbidden for college athletes and staffers.
2004 - The Berlin Thunder won World Bowl XII.
2005 - The Colorado Crush defeated the Georgia Force 51-48 to win ArenaBowl XIX.
2007 - Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers no-hit the Milwaukee Brewers.
2009 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
2011 - The Dallas Mavericks won their first NBA championship in franchise history, beating the Miami Heat in six games.
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.
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 her friend 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 challenge their indefinite imprisonment without charges.
Birthdays
28 - Abbey Lee (model)
30 - Kendra Wilkinson (reality TV star)
34 - Adriana Lima (model)
36 - Dallas Clark (football player)
41 - Hideki Matsui (baseball player)
44 - Mark Henry (professional wrestler)
85 - Jim Nabors (actor)
91 - George H.W. Bush (41st president of the United States)
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Today in Sports History - June 12
1839 - Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball, according to legend.
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.
1948 - Citation won the Triple Crown.
1948 - Ben Hogan won his first U.S. Open golf title.
1967 - The Washington Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-5 in 22 innings. The game lasted six hours, 38 minutes and ended a 2:43 a.m. This caused the league to adopt a curfew stating that no new inning may start after 1:00 a.m.
1981 - Major League players began a 49-day strike over free-agent compensation.
1991 - The Chicago Bulls won 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 separating the American and National League teams from playing each other until the World Series.
2000 - Quarterback Steve Young announced his retirement from the NFL.
2002 - The Los Angeles Lakers won a third straight NBA championship, sweeping the New Jersey Nets.
2003 - University of Washington head football coach Rick Neuheisel was fired after twice participating in an NCAA tournament gambling pool, something strictly forbidden for college athletes and staffers.
2004 - The Berlin Thunder won World Bowl XII.
2005 - The Colorado Crush defeated the Georgia Force 51-48 to win ArenaBowl XIX.
2007 - Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers no-hit the Milwaukee Brewers.
2009 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
2011 - The Dallas Mavericks won their first NBA championship in franchise history, beating the Miami Heat in six games.
