June 13
Today is the 165th day of 2016, there are 201 days left in the year.
1900 - China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Chinese Christians erupted.
1927 - Aviator Charles Lindbergh was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
1942 - The first of two four-man Nazi sabotage teams arrived in the United States during World War II. (The eight were arrested after one of them went to U.S. authorities; six of the saboteurs were executed.)
1966 - The Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda v. Arizona decision, ruling that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall was nominated to become the first African American justice on the Supreme Court.
1971 - The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of America's involvement in Vietnam.
1981 - A teenager fired six blanks shots at Queen Elizabeth II during a parade in London.
1983 - The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system as it crossed the orbit of Neptune.
1994 - A jury in Anchorage, Alaska blamed recklessness by Exxon Corp. and Capt. Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the nation's worst oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.
1996 - An 81-day standoff ended as 16 members of the anti-government Freemen group surrendered to the FBI and left their Montana ranch.
1997 - A jury voted unanimously to give Timothy McVeigh the death penalty for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2004 - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 80th birthday with a 13,000-foot parachute jump over his presidential library in College Station, Texas.
2005 - Singer Michael Jackson was acquitted on charges of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland ranch.
2009 - Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of a disputed Iranian presidential vote, touching off weeks of mass demonstrations.
Birthdays
23 - Ameer Abdullah (football player)
26 - Aaron Taylor-Johnson (actor)
27 - Robyn Lawley (model)
30 - Ashley Olsen (actress)
30 - Mary-Kate Olsen (actress)
30 - Kat Dennings (actress)
34 - Jessica Caban (actress)
35 - Chris Evans (actor)
40 - Kym Marsh (actress)
41 - Jennifer Nicole Lee (model)
42 - Steve O (reality TV star)
54 - Ally Sheedy (actress)
63 - Tim Allen (actor/comedian)
65 - Stellan Skarsgard (actor)
73 - Malcolm McDowell (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 13
1912 - Pitcher Christy Mathewson picked up his 300th win.
1935 - James Braddock claimed the title of world heavyweight boxing champion from Max Baer in a 15-round fight in Queens, New York.
1937- Joe DiMaggio hits three consecutive home runs against the St. Louis Browns.
1947 - The first night game at Fenway Park is played as the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3.
1948 - Babe Ruth makes his final public appearance at Yankee Stadium as the Yankees officially retired his #3 and sent it to the Hall of Fame.
1957 - Ted Williams becomes the first American League player to have two three-home run games in a season.
1989 - The Detroit Pistons swept the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA championship.
1991 - A spectator is killed by a lightning strike during the U.S. Open golf championships.
1997 - The Chicago Bulls win their fifth NBA championship, defeating the Utah Jazz in six games.
2002 - The Detroit Red Wings defeat the Carolina Hurricanes in five games to win the Stanley Cup.
2011 - The Dallas Mavericks defeat the Miami Heat in six games to win the NBA championship.
Today is the 165th day of 2016, there are 201 days left in the year.
1900 - China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Chinese Christians erupted.
1927 - Aviator Charles Lindbergh was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
1942 - The first of two four-man Nazi sabotage teams arrived in the United States during World War II. (The eight were arrested after one of them went to U.S. authorities; six of the saboteurs were executed.)
1966 - The Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda v. Arizona decision, ruling that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall was nominated to become the first African American justice on the Supreme Court.
1971 - The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of America's involvement in Vietnam.
1981 - A teenager fired six blanks shots at Queen Elizabeth II during a parade in London.
1983 - The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system as it crossed the orbit of Neptune.
1994 - A jury in Anchorage, Alaska blamed recklessness by Exxon Corp. and Capt. Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the nation's worst oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.
1996 - An 81-day standoff ended as 16 members of the anti-government Freemen group surrendered to the FBI and left their Montana ranch.
1997 - A jury voted unanimously to give Timothy McVeigh the death penalty for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2004 - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 80th birthday with a 13,000-foot parachute jump over his presidential library in College Station, Texas.
2005 - Singer Michael Jackson was acquitted on charges of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland ranch.
2009 - Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of a disputed Iranian presidential vote, touching off weeks of mass demonstrations.
Birthdays
23 - Ameer Abdullah (football player)
26 - Aaron Taylor-Johnson (actor)
27 - Robyn Lawley (model)
30 - Ashley Olsen (actress)
30 - Mary-Kate Olsen (actress)
30 - Kat Dennings (actress)
34 - Jessica Caban (actress)
35 - Chris Evans (actor)
40 - Kym Marsh (actress)
41 - Jennifer Nicole Lee (model)
42 - Steve O (reality TV star)
54 - Ally Sheedy (actress)
63 - Tim Allen (actor/comedian)
65 - Stellan Skarsgard (actor)
73 - Malcolm McDowell (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 13
1912 - Pitcher Christy Mathewson picked up his 300th win.
1935 - James Braddock claimed the title of world heavyweight boxing champion from Max Baer in a 15-round fight in Queens, New York.
1937- Joe DiMaggio hits three consecutive home runs against the St. Louis Browns.
1947 - The first night game at Fenway Park is played as the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3.
1948 - Babe Ruth makes his final public appearance at Yankee Stadium as the Yankees officially retired his #3 and sent it to the Hall of Fame.
1957 - Ted Williams becomes the first American League player to have two three-home run games in a season.
1989 - The Detroit Pistons swept the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA championship.
1991 - A spectator is killed by a lightning strike during the U.S. Open golf championships.
1997 - The Chicago Bulls win their fifth NBA championship, defeating the Utah Jazz in six games.
2002 - The Detroit Red Wings defeat the Carolina Hurricanes in five games to win the Stanley Cup.
2011 - The Dallas Mavericks defeat the Miami Heat in six games to win the NBA championship.
