June 7
1494 - Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which divided the New World between the two countries.
1654 - Louis XIV was crowned king of France in Rheims.
1776 - Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed to the Continental Congress a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence.
1892 - Homer Plessy was arrested when he refused to leave a whites-only train car in New Orleans. (The case led to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark "separate but equal" decision in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896.)
1929 - The sovereign state of Vatican City came into existence as copies of the Lateran Treaty were exchanged in Rome.
1939 - King George VI arrived at Niagara Falls, New York, from Canada on the first visit to the U.S. by a reigning British monarch.
1948 - President Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia resigned and the Communist takeover of the country was completed.
1981 - Israeli military planes destroyed a nuclear power plant in Iraq, a facility the Israelis charged could have been used to make nuclear weapons.
1998 - James Byrd Jr., a 49-year-old African American man, was chained to a pickup truck and dragged to death in Jasper, Texas.
2000 - A federal judge ordered the breakup of Microsoft Corp.
2003 - In a national first, New Hampshire Episcopalians elected an openly gay man, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, to be bishop.
Famous Birthdays
24 - Emily Ratajkowski (model)
25 - Iggy Azalea (rapper)
27 - Michael Cera (actor)
29 - Keegan Bradley (golfer)
34 - Anna Kournikova (tennis player)
37 - Bill Hader (actor)
37 - Mini Anden (model)
40 - Allen Iverson (basketball player)
41 - Bear Grylls (reality star)
45 - Mike Modano (hockey player)
46 - Kim Rhodes (actress)
48 - Dave Navarro (musician)
50 - Mick Foley (professional wrestler)
57 - Prince (singer)
63 - Liam Neeson (actor)
75 - Tom Jones (singer)
=========================================
Today in Sports History - June 7
1941 - Whirlaway became the fifth horse to win the Triple Crown.
1948 - Nebraska defeated Oklahoma A&M (Oklahoma State) 7-5 in an NCAA District 5 playoff baseball game.
1980 - Genuine Risk became the first filly to compete in all three Triple Crown races. She won the Kentucky Derby and finished second in both the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
1982 - Steve Garvey of the San Diego Paders became the fifth player in major league history to play in 1,000 consecutive games.
1998 - The Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 96-54 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The 42 point margin of victory was the largest in Finals history.
1997 - The Detroit Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup in 42 years, beating the Philadelphia Flyers.
1998 - The Baltimore Orioles retired Eddie Murray's #33.
2002 - Nebraska defeated Richmond 2-0 in the opening game of the Lincoln Super Regional.
2004 - The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
2006 - Arizona swept Northwestern to win the Women's College World Series.
2008 - Famed sportscaster Jim McKay died at age 86.
2009 - Roger Federer of Switzerland became the sixth man in tennis history to win a career Grand Slam and tied Pete Sampras' record of 14 major singles titles when he won the French Open.
2011 - The International Olympic Committee awarded NBC the television rights to broadcast the Olympic Games through 2020 in a deal worth $4.38 billion.
1494 - Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which divided the New World between the two countries.
1654 - Louis XIV was crowned king of France in Rheims.
1776 - Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed to the Continental Congress a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence.
1892 - Homer Plessy was arrested when he refused to leave a whites-only train car in New Orleans. (The case led to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark "separate but equal" decision in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896.)
1929 - The sovereign state of Vatican City came into existence as copies of the Lateran Treaty were exchanged in Rome.
1939 - King George VI arrived at Niagara Falls, New York, from Canada on the first visit to the U.S. by a reigning British monarch.
1948 - President Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia resigned and the Communist takeover of the country was completed.
1981 - Israeli military planes destroyed a nuclear power plant in Iraq, a facility the Israelis charged could have been used to make nuclear weapons.
1998 - James Byrd Jr., a 49-year-old African American man, was chained to a pickup truck and dragged to death in Jasper, Texas.
2000 - A federal judge ordered the breakup of Microsoft Corp.
2003 - In a national first, New Hampshire Episcopalians elected an openly gay man, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, to be bishop.
Famous Birthdays
24 - Emily Ratajkowski (model)
25 - Iggy Azalea (rapper)
27 - Michael Cera (actor)
29 - Keegan Bradley (golfer)
34 - Anna Kournikova (tennis player)
37 - Bill Hader (actor)
37 - Mini Anden (model)
40 - Allen Iverson (basketball player)
41 - Bear Grylls (reality star)
45 - Mike Modano (hockey player)
46 - Kim Rhodes (actress)
48 - Dave Navarro (musician)
50 - Mick Foley (professional wrestler)
57 - Prince (singer)
63 - Liam Neeson (actor)
75 - Tom Jones (singer)
=========================================
Today in Sports History - June 7
1941 - Whirlaway became the fifth horse to win the Triple Crown.
1948 - Nebraska defeated Oklahoma A&M (Oklahoma State) 7-5 in an NCAA District 5 playoff baseball game.
1980 - Genuine Risk became the first filly to compete in all three Triple Crown races. She won the Kentucky Derby and finished second in both the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
1982 - Steve Garvey of the San Diego Paders became the fifth player in major league history to play in 1,000 consecutive games.
1998 - The Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 96-54 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The 42 point margin of victory was the largest in Finals history.
1997 - The Detroit Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup in 42 years, beating the Philadelphia Flyers.
1998 - The Baltimore Orioles retired Eddie Murray's #33.
2002 - Nebraska defeated Richmond 2-0 in the opening game of the Lincoln Super Regional.
2004 - The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
2006 - Arizona swept Northwestern to win the Women's College World Series.
2008 - Famed sportscaster Jim McKay died at age 86.
2009 - Roger Federer of Switzerland became the sixth man in tennis history to win a career Grand Slam and tied Pete Sampras' record of 14 major singles titles when he won the French Open.
2011 - The International Olympic Committee awarded NBC the television rights to broadcast the Olympic Games through 2020 in a deal worth $4.38 billion.
