June 6
1844 - The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.
1925 - Walter Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler Corp.
1933 - The first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden County, New Jersey.
1934 - The Securities and Exchange Commission was established to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.
1944 - The D-Day invasion of Europe took place during World War II as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
1966 - Black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.
1968 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, one day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.
1978 - California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a ballot measure calling for major cuts in property taxes.
1982 - Israeli forces invaded Lebanon to drive PLO fighters out of the country.
1985 - Authorities in Brazil exhumed a body later identified as that of Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who conducted medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz during World War II.
1990 - The 2 Live Crew album "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" was ruled obscene by a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
2001 - Vermont Republican Senator James Jeffords left the party to become an independent, handing control of the Senate back to the Democrats.
2002 - President George W. Bush proposed a new Cabinet department: the Department of Homeland Security.
2004 - Phylicia Rashad became the first African American actress to win a Tony for a leading role for her work in a revival of "A Raisin in the Sun".
2011 - After days of denials, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-New York) confessed that he had tweeted a lewd photo of himself to a woman and admitted to "inappropriate" exchanges with six other women.
Birthdays
38 - Mark Ellis (baseball player)
40 - Staci Keanan (actress)
43 - Natalie Morales (journalist)
48 - Paul Giamatti (actor)
59 - Bjorn Borg (tennis hall of famer)
68 - Robert Englund (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 6
1890 - The United States Polo Association was founded.
1944 - Major League Baseball canceled all its games in honor of the D-Day invasion that was taking place.
1946 - The National Basketball Association was founded.
1992 - Eddie Murray passed Mickey Mantle for most RBI's by a switch hitter.
1996 - John Valentin of the Boston Red Sox hit for the cycle against the Chicago White Sox.
1996 - Baseball's executive council told Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott to give up day-to-day operations within a week or face a suspension of more than a year. Schott had caused controversy with comments she made regarding Adolf Hitler in an ESPN interview.
1998 - USC defeated Arizona State 21-14 to win the College World Series in Omaha.
2003 - Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was suspended for eight games for having a corked bat.
2007 - Trevor Hoffman of the San Diego Padres recorded his 500th career save.
2011 - The Bowl Championship Series committee stripped USC of its 2004 national championship.
1844 - The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.
1925 - Walter Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler Corp.
1933 - The first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden County, New Jersey.
1934 - The Securities and Exchange Commission was established to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.
1944 - The D-Day invasion of Europe took place during World War II as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
1966 - Black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.
1968 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, one day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.
1978 - California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a ballot measure calling for major cuts in property taxes.
1982 - Israeli forces invaded Lebanon to drive PLO fighters out of the country.
1985 - Authorities in Brazil exhumed a body later identified as that of Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who conducted medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz during World War II.
1990 - The 2 Live Crew album "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" was ruled obscene by a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
2001 - Vermont Republican Senator James Jeffords left the party to become an independent, handing control of the Senate back to the Democrats.
2002 - President George W. Bush proposed a new Cabinet department: the Department of Homeland Security.
2004 - Phylicia Rashad became the first African American actress to win a Tony for a leading role for her work in a revival of "A Raisin in the Sun".
2011 - After days of denials, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-New York) confessed that he had tweeted a lewd photo of himself to a woman and admitted to "inappropriate" exchanges with six other women.
Birthdays
38 - Mark Ellis (baseball player)
40 - Staci Keanan (actress)
43 - Natalie Morales (journalist)
48 - Paul Giamatti (actor)
59 - Bjorn Borg (tennis hall of famer)
68 - Robert Englund (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 6
1890 - The United States Polo Association was founded.
1944 - Major League Baseball canceled all its games in honor of the D-Day invasion that was taking place.
1946 - The National Basketball Association was founded.
1992 - Eddie Murray passed Mickey Mantle for most RBI's by a switch hitter.
1996 - John Valentin of the Boston Red Sox hit for the cycle against the Chicago White Sox.
1996 - Baseball's executive council told Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott to give up day-to-day operations within a week or face a suspension of more than a year. Schott had caused controversy with comments she made regarding Adolf Hitler in an ESPN interview.
1998 - USC defeated Arizona State 21-14 to win the College World Series in Omaha.
2003 - Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was suspended for eight games for having a corked bat.
2007 - Trevor Hoffman of the San Diego Padres recorded his 500th career save.
2011 - The Bowl Championship Series committee stripped USC of its 2004 national championship.
