June 22
1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated his throne for the second time after his defeat at Waterloo.
1870 - The Department of Justice was created.
1874 - Dr. Andrew Still became the first to practice osteopathy.
1940 - During World War II, Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris.
1941 - Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a massive invasion of the Soviet Union.
1943 - W.E.B. DuBois became the first Black member of the National Institute of Letters.
1944 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill of Rights into law.
1945 - The World War II battle for Okinawa ended with an Allied victory.
1969 - Singer-actress Judy Garland died.
1970 - President Richard Nixon signed an extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that lowered the minimum voting age to 18.
1977 - John N. Mitchell became the first former U.S. Attorney General to go to prison as he began serving a sentence for his role in the Watergate cover-up.
1981 - Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing rock star John Lennon. Abolhassan Bani-Sadr was deposed as president of Iran.
1987 - Actor-dancer-singer Fred Astaire died.
1992 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, unanimously ruled that "hate crime" laws that banned cross burning and similar expressions of racial bias violated free-speech rights.
2011 - Legendary Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger is found and arrested by federal authorities in Santa Monica, California.
2018 - White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant; the co-owner said the move came at the request of gay employees who objected to Sanders' defense of President Donald Trump's effort to bar transgender people from the military.
2018 - The European Union began enforcing tariffs on American imports including bourbon, peanut butter and orange juice, in retaliation for duties the Trump administration imposed on European steel and aluminum.
Birthdays
26 - Dinah Jane (singer)
32 - Jasmine Sanders (model)
38 - John Moreland (singer)
44 - Jai Rodriguez (actor)
47 - Mike O'Brien (actor/comedian)
49 - Alicia Goranson (actress)
49 - Donald Faison (actor)
50 - Carson Daly (TV host)
52 - Mary Lynn Rajskub (actress)
52 - Kurt Warner (football player)
53 - Michael Trucco (actor)
53 - Steven Page (singer)
59 - Dan Brown (author)
59 - Amy Brenneman (actress)
61 - Clyde Drexler (basketball player)
65 - Bruce Campbell (actor)
67 - Tim Russ (actor)
69 - Chris Lemmon (actor)
70 - Cyndi Lauper (singer)
71 - Graham Greene (actor)
74 - Alan Osmond (singer)
74 - Lindsay Wagner (actress)
74 - Meryl Streep (actress)
79 - Peter Asher (singer)
80 - Brit Hume (broadcast journalist)
87 - Kris Kristofferson (singer/actor)
91 - Prunella Scales (actress)
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Today in Sports History - June 22
1937 - Joe Louis began his reign as world heavyweight boxing champion by knocking out Jim Braddock in the eighth round of their fight in Chicago.
1938 - Joe Louis records a stunning first round knockout of German Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium to retain his world heavyweight title.
1979 - Former World Hockey Association franchises the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets joined the NHL, giving the league 21 teams.
1994 - The Houston Rockets defeat the New York Knicks in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1994 - The United States defeats Colombia 2-1 to record their first win in the men's World Cup soccer tournament since 1950.
1999 - In a major upset at Wimbledon, top-ranked Martina Hingis lost in the opening round to Jelena Dokic, a 16-year-old qualifier ranked 129th.
2003 - Michelle Wie won her first USGA title at the age of 13. She was the youngest person to win any adult USGA event.
2016 - The National Hockey League's Board of Governors voted unanimously to expand to 31 teams. An expansion team in Las Vegas was added and planned to begin play in the 2017-18 season.
1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated his throne for the second time after his defeat at Waterloo.
1870 - The Department of Justice was created.
1874 - Dr. Andrew Still became the first to practice osteopathy.
1940 - During World War II, Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris.
1941 - Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a massive invasion of the Soviet Union.
1943 - W.E.B. DuBois became the first Black member of the National Institute of Letters.
1944 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill of Rights into law.
1945 - The World War II battle for Okinawa ended with an Allied victory.
1969 - Singer-actress Judy Garland died.
1970 - President Richard Nixon signed an extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that lowered the minimum voting age to 18.
1977 - John N. Mitchell became the first former U.S. Attorney General to go to prison as he began serving a sentence for his role in the Watergate cover-up.
1981 - Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing rock star John Lennon. Abolhassan Bani-Sadr was deposed as president of Iran.
1987 - Actor-dancer-singer Fred Astaire died.
1992 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, unanimously ruled that "hate crime" laws that banned cross burning and similar expressions of racial bias violated free-speech rights.
2011 - Legendary Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger is found and arrested by federal authorities in Santa Monica, California.
2018 - White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant; the co-owner said the move came at the request of gay employees who objected to Sanders' defense of President Donald Trump's effort to bar transgender people from the military.
2018 - The European Union began enforcing tariffs on American imports including bourbon, peanut butter and orange juice, in retaliation for duties the Trump administration imposed on European steel and aluminum.
Birthdays
26 - Dinah Jane (singer)
32 - Jasmine Sanders (model)
38 - John Moreland (singer)
44 - Jai Rodriguez (actor)
47 - Mike O'Brien (actor/comedian)
49 - Alicia Goranson (actress)
49 - Donald Faison (actor)
50 - Carson Daly (TV host)
52 - Mary Lynn Rajskub (actress)
52 - Kurt Warner (football player)
53 - Michael Trucco (actor)
53 - Steven Page (singer)
59 - Dan Brown (author)
59 - Amy Brenneman (actress)
61 - Clyde Drexler (basketball player)
65 - Bruce Campbell (actor)
67 - Tim Russ (actor)
69 - Chris Lemmon (actor)
70 - Cyndi Lauper (singer)
71 - Graham Greene (actor)
74 - Alan Osmond (singer)
74 - Lindsay Wagner (actress)
74 - Meryl Streep (actress)
79 - Peter Asher (singer)
80 - Brit Hume (broadcast journalist)
87 - Kris Kristofferson (singer/actor)
91 - Prunella Scales (actress)
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Today in Sports History - June 22
1937 - Joe Louis began his reign as world heavyweight boxing champion by knocking out Jim Braddock in the eighth round of their fight in Chicago.
1938 - Joe Louis records a stunning first round knockout of German Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium to retain his world heavyweight title.
1979 - Former World Hockey Association franchises the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets joined the NHL, giving the league 21 teams.
1994 - The Houston Rockets defeat the New York Knicks in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1994 - The United States defeats Colombia 2-1 to record their first win in the men's World Cup soccer tournament since 1950.
1999 - In a major upset at Wimbledon, top-ranked Martina Hingis lost in the opening round to Jelena Dokic, a 16-year-old qualifier ranked 129th.
2003 - Michelle Wie won her first USGA title at the age of 13. She was the youngest person to win any adult USGA event.
2016 - The National Hockey League's Board of Governors voted unanimously to expand to 31 teams. An expansion team in Las Vegas was added and planned to begin play in the 2017-18 season.
