June 21
1788 - The U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.
1834 - Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent for his reaping machine.
1905 - Philosopher, author and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris.
1963 - Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini was chosen to succeed the late Pope John XXIII as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Paul VI.
1964 - Three civil rights workers disappeared in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Their bodies were found buried in an earthen dam six weeks later. Eight members of the Ku Klux Klan went to prison on federal conspiracy charges; none served more than six years.
1973 - The Supreme Court ruled that states may ban materials found to be obscene according to local standards.
1977 - Menachem Begin became Israel's sixth prime minister.
1982 - John Hinckley Jr. was found innocent by reason of insanity in the shootings of President Ronald Reagan and three others.
1985 - Scientists announced that skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were those of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele.
1989 - The Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment.
2005 - Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old former Ku Klux Klansman was found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Mississippi 41 years to the day earlier.
2010 - Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty to charges of plotting a failed car bombing n New York's Times Square. (He was later sentenced to life in prison.)
Birthdays
23 - Max Schneider (actor)
29 - Lana Del Rey (singer)
31 - Jessica White (model)
33 - Prince William (member of British royal family)
36 - Chris Pratt (actor)
37 - Erica Durance (actress)
41 - Maggie Siff (actress)
42 - Juliette Lewis (actress)
48 - Derrick Coleman (basketball player)
48 - Carrie Preston (actress)
51 - Doug Savant (actor)
56 - Kathy Mattea (country singer)
68 - Meredith Baxter (actress)
68 - Michael Gross (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 21
1932 - Heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling lost a title fight by decision to Jack Sharkey, prompting Schmeling's manager, Joe Jacobs, to shout "We was robbed!"
1939 - Lou Gehrig retired from baseball due to the illness that now bears his name.
1942 - Ben Hogan recorded the lowest score (to date) in a major golf tournament, shooting a 271 for 72 holes in Chicago.
1964 - Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a perfect game in a 6-0 win over the New York Mets.
1997 - The Women's National Basketball Association made its debut. The inaugural game saw the New York Liberty defeat the Los Angeles Sparks 67-57. The other charter members were the Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs and the Utah Starzz.
2005 - Nebraska lost to Arizona State 8-7 in 11 innings and was eliminated from the College World Series. The Huskers finished with a record of 57-15 and was also Big 12 regular season and tournament champion.
1788 - The U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.
1834 - Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent for his reaping machine.
1905 - Philosopher, author and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris.
1963 - Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini was chosen to succeed the late Pope John XXIII as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Paul VI.
1964 - Three civil rights workers disappeared in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Their bodies were found buried in an earthen dam six weeks later. Eight members of the Ku Klux Klan went to prison on federal conspiracy charges; none served more than six years.
1973 - The Supreme Court ruled that states may ban materials found to be obscene according to local standards.
1977 - Menachem Begin became Israel's sixth prime minister.
1982 - John Hinckley Jr. was found innocent by reason of insanity in the shootings of President Ronald Reagan and three others.
1985 - Scientists announced that skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were those of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele.
1989 - The Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment.
2005 - Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old former Ku Klux Klansman was found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Mississippi 41 years to the day earlier.
2010 - Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty to charges of plotting a failed car bombing n New York's Times Square. (He was later sentenced to life in prison.)
Birthdays
23 - Max Schneider (actor)
29 - Lana Del Rey (singer)
31 - Jessica White (model)
33 - Prince William (member of British royal family)
36 - Chris Pratt (actor)
37 - Erica Durance (actress)
41 - Maggie Siff (actress)
42 - Juliette Lewis (actress)
48 - Derrick Coleman (basketball player)
48 - Carrie Preston (actress)
51 - Doug Savant (actor)
56 - Kathy Mattea (country singer)
68 - Meredith Baxter (actress)
68 - Michael Gross (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 21
1932 - Heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling lost a title fight by decision to Jack Sharkey, prompting Schmeling's manager, Joe Jacobs, to shout "We was robbed!"
1939 - Lou Gehrig retired from baseball due to the illness that now bears his name.
1942 - Ben Hogan recorded the lowest score (to date) in a major golf tournament, shooting a 271 for 72 holes in Chicago.
1964 - Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a perfect game in a 6-0 win over the New York Mets.
1997 - The Women's National Basketball Association made its debut. The inaugural game saw the New York Liberty defeat the Los Angeles Sparks 67-57. The other charter members were the Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs and the Utah Starzz.
2005 - Nebraska lost to Arizona State 8-7 in 11 innings and was eliminated from the College World Series. The Huskers finished with a record of 57-15 and was also Big 12 regular season and tournament champion.
