June 14
1775 - The United States Army was founded.
1777 - The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag.
1811 - Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", was born in Connecticut.
1846 - A group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California.
1922 - Warren G. Harding became the first president heard on radio, as Baltimore station WEAR broadcast his speech dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial at Fort McHenry.
1928 - The Republican National Convention nominated Herbert Hoover for president.
1940 - The Nazis opened a concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland.
1943 - The Supreme Court ruled schoolchildren could not be compelled to salute the flag of the United States if doing so would conflict with religious beliefs.
1951 - The first commercial computer, Univac I, was unveiled.
1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance
1982 - Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the disputed Falkland Islands.
1985 - A 17-day hijack ordeal began when a pair of Lebanese Shiite Muslim extremists seized TWA Flight 847 shortly after takeoff from Athens, Greece.
2002 - American Roman Catholic bishops adopted a policy to bar sexually abusive clergy from face-to-face contact with parishioners but keep them in the priesthood.
2007 - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared an emergency after the Hamas militant group effectively took control of the Gaza Strip.
Birthdays
26 - Lucy Hale (actress)
46 - Steffi Graf (tennis hall of famer)
47 - Regan Burns (actor)
47 - Yasmine Bleeth (actress)
54 - Boy George (singer)
54 - Sam Perkins (basketball player)
69 - Donald Trump (entrepreneur)
84 - Marla Gibbs (actress)
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Today in Sports History - June 14
1947 - The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded. Charter members of the ACC were: Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest.
1963 - Duke Snider of the New York Mets hit his 400th career home run.
1987 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics for the NBA championship.
1992 - The Chicago Bulls defeated the Portland Trailblazers to win the NBA championship.
1994 - The New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in 54 years.
1996 - Jeff Bagwell of the Houston Astros tied a major league record when he hit four doubles in a game against the San Francisco Giants.
1998 - The Chicago Bulls won their third straight NBA championship and sixth title in eight years after defeating the Utah Jazz.
2002 - The U.S. beat Mexico 2-0 and advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 1930.
2002 - Nebraska lost to Clemson 11-10 in the opening round of the College World Series
2003 - The Frankfurt Galaxy defeated the Rhein Fire 35-16 in World Bowl XI to become the first NFL Europe team to win three World Bowls.
2004 - Jim Thome of the Philadelphia Phillies became the 37th player in major league history to hit 400 career home runs.
2007 - The San Antonio Spurs won their fourth NBA title in nine seasons with a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2009 - Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson broke Red Auerbach's record by winning his 10th NBA championship, after beating the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals.
1775 - The United States Army was founded.
1777 - The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag.
1811 - Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", was born in Connecticut.
1846 - A group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California.
1922 - Warren G. Harding became the first president heard on radio, as Baltimore station WEAR broadcast his speech dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial at Fort McHenry.
1928 - The Republican National Convention nominated Herbert Hoover for president.
1940 - The Nazis opened a concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland.
1943 - The Supreme Court ruled schoolchildren could not be compelled to salute the flag of the United States if doing so would conflict with religious beliefs.
1951 - The first commercial computer, Univac I, was unveiled.
1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance
1982 - Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the disputed Falkland Islands.
1985 - A 17-day hijack ordeal began when a pair of Lebanese Shiite Muslim extremists seized TWA Flight 847 shortly after takeoff from Athens, Greece.
2002 - American Roman Catholic bishops adopted a policy to bar sexually abusive clergy from face-to-face contact with parishioners but keep them in the priesthood.
2007 - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared an emergency after the Hamas militant group effectively took control of the Gaza Strip.
Birthdays
26 - Lucy Hale (actress)
46 - Steffi Graf (tennis hall of famer)
47 - Regan Burns (actor)
47 - Yasmine Bleeth (actress)
54 - Boy George (singer)
54 - Sam Perkins (basketball player)
69 - Donald Trump (entrepreneur)
84 - Marla Gibbs (actress)
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Today in Sports History - June 14
1947 - The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded. Charter members of the ACC were: Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest.
1963 - Duke Snider of the New York Mets hit his 400th career home run.
1987 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics for the NBA championship.
1992 - The Chicago Bulls defeated the Portland Trailblazers to win the NBA championship.
1994 - The New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in 54 years.
1996 - Jeff Bagwell of the Houston Astros tied a major league record when he hit four doubles in a game against the San Francisco Giants.
1998 - The Chicago Bulls won their third straight NBA championship and sixth title in eight years after defeating the Utah Jazz.
2002 - The U.S. beat Mexico 2-0 and advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 1930.
2002 - Nebraska lost to Clemson 11-10 in the opening round of the College World Series
2003 - The Frankfurt Galaxy defeated the Rhein Fire 35-16 in World Bowl XI to become the first NFL Europe team to win three World Bowls.
2004 - Jim Thome of the Philadelphia Phillies became the 37th player in major league history to hit 400 career home runs.
2007 - The San Antonio Spurs won their fourth NBA title in nine seasons with a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2009 - Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson broke Red Auerbach's record by winning his 10th NBA championship, after beating the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals.
