June 13
1900 - The Boxer Rebellion began in China.
1927 - Aviation hero Charles Lindbergh was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
1942 - A four-man Nazi sabotage team arrived on Long Island, New York, three days before a second four-man team landed in Florida. (All eight men were arrested after two members of the first group defected.)
1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Office of Strategic Services and the Office of War Information.
1966 - The U.S. Supreme Court set forth in Miranda v. Arizona that police must advise suspects of their rights upon taking them into custody.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall was nominated to become the first African American member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
1971 - The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of America’s involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967 that had been leaked to the paper by military analyst Daniel Ellsberg.
1977 - James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was recaptured following his escape three days earlier from a Tennessee prison.
1981 - A teen-ager fired six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II during a parade in London.
1983 - The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system.
1992 - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton stirred controversy during an appearance before the Rainbow Coalition by criticizing rap singer Sister Souljah for making remarks that he said were “filled with hatred” toward whites.
1994 - A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blamed recklessness by Exxon Corp. and Capt. Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the nation's worst oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.
1996 - An 81-day standoff ended as 16 members of the anti-government Freemen group surrendered to the FBI and left their Montana ranch.
1997 - A jury voted unanimously to give Timothy McVeigh the death penalty for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2000 - The first meeting between President Kim Jong Il of North Korea and President Kim Dae Jung of South Korea occurred.
2004 - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 80th birthday with a 13,000-foot parachute jump over his presidential library in College Station, Texas.
2005 - Singer Michael Jackson was acquitted on charges of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland ranch.
2005 - The Supreme Court warned prosecutors to use care in striking minorities from juries, siding with Black murder defendants in Texas and California who contended their juries had been unfairly stacked with whites.
2009 - Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of a disputed Iranian presidential vote, touching off weeks of mass demonstrations.
2020 - Atlanta’s police chief resigned, hours after the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks; protests over the shooting grew turbulent, and the Wendy’s restaurant at the scene of the shooting was gutted by flames.
Birthdays
20 - DeVore Ledridge (actress)
21 - Daniella Perkins (actress)
31 - Aaron Johnson (actor)
35 - Mary-Kate Olsen (actress)
35 - Ashley Olsen (actress)
35 - Kat Dennings (actress)
38 - Sarah Schaub (actress)
40 - Chris Evans (actor)
43 - Ethan Embry (actor)
47 - Steve-O (reality star)
49 - Susan Haynes (singer)
53 - Deniece Pearson (singer)
53 - David Gray (singer)
56 - Lisa Vidal (actress)
59 - Hannah Storm (TV anchor)
59 - Ally Sheedy (actress)
68 - Tim Allen (actor/comedian)
70 - Stellan Skarsgard (actor)
70 - Jonathan Hogan (actor)
70 - Richard Thomas (actor)
78 - Malcolm McDowell (actor)
89 - Bob McGrath (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 13
1912 - Christy Mathewson got his 300th career win.
1935 - 10-to-1 underdog James J Braddock upsets defending champion Max Baer in a 15 round unanimous points decision at Madison Square Garden, NYC for the world heavyweight boxing title.
1948 - The New York Yankees officially retired Babe Ruth's #3 and sent it to the Hall of Fame.
1978 - The NHL Board of Governors unanimously agreed to a merger of the Cleveland Barons and the Minnesota North Stars.
1989 - The Detroit Pistons swept the Los Angeles Lakers to win their first NBA championship.
1991 - In the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament a spectator was killed when lightning struck.
1996 - In the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament a spectator was killed when lightning struck.
1997 - The Chicago Bulls captured their fifth NBA championship in seven seasons after defeating the Utah Jazz in six games.
2002 - The Detroit Red Wings won their 10th Stanley Cup. After the game, Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman announced his retirement.
2012 - Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants throws a perfect game against the Houston Astros, the 22nd perfect game in major league history.
2014 - The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
2017 - The Golden State Warriors win their second NBA championship in three years after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2018 - FIFA awards the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
2019 - The Toronto Raptors defeat the Golden State Warriors to win their first NBA championship.
1900 - The Boxer Rebellion began in China.
1927 - Aviation hero Charles Lindbergh was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
1942 - A four-man Nazi sabotage team arrived on Long Island, New York, three days before a second four-man team landed in Florida. (All eight men were arrested after two members of the first group defected.)
1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Office of Strategic Services and the Office of War Information.
1966 - The U.S. Supreme Court set forth in Miranda v. Arizona that police must advise suspects of their rights upon taking them into custody.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall was nominated to become the first African American member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
1971 - The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of America’s involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967 that had been leaked to the paper by military analyst Daniel Ellsberg.
1977 - James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was recaptured following his escape three days earlier from a Tennessee prison.
1981 - A teen-ager fired six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II during a parade in London.
1983 - The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system.
1992 - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton stirred controversy during an appearance before the Rainbow Coalition by criticizing rap singer Sister Souljah for making remarks that he said were “filled with hatred” toward whites.
1994 - A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blamed recklessness by Exxon Corp. and Capt. Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the nation's worst oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.
1996 - An 81-day standoff ended as 16 members of the anti-government Freemen group surrendered to the FBI and left their Montana ranch.
1997 - A jury voted unanimously to give Timothy McVeigh the death penalty for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2000 - The first meeting between President Kim Jong Il of North Korea and President Kim Dae Jung of South Korea occurred.
2004 - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 80th birthday with a 13,000-foot parachute jump over his presidential library in College Station, Texas.
2005 - Singer Michael Jackson was acquitted on charges of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland ranch.
2005 - The Supreme Court warned prosecutors to use care in striking minorities from juries, siding with Black murder defendants in Texas and California who contended their juries had been unfairly stacked with whites.
2009 - Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of a disputed Iranian presidential vote, touching off weeks of mass demonstrations.
2020 - Atlanta’s police chief resigned, hours after the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks; protests over the shooting grew turbulent, and the Wendy’s restaurant at the scene of the shooting was gutted by flames.
Birthdays
20 - DeVore Ledridge (actress)
21 - Daniella Perkins (actress)
31 - Aaron Johnson (actor)
35 - Mary-Kate Olsen (actress)
35 - Ashley Olsen (actress)
35 - Kat Dennings (actress)
38 - Sarah Schaub (actress)
40 - Chris Evans (actor)
43 - Ethan Embry (actor)
47 - Steve-O (reality star)
49 - Susan Haynes (singer)
53 - Deniece Pearson (singer)
53 - David Gray (singer)
56 - Lisa Vidal (actress)
59 - Hannah Storm (TV anchor)
59 - Ally Sheedy (actress)
68 - Tim Allen (actor/comedian)
70 - Stellan Skarsgard (actor)
70 - Jonathan Hogan (actor)
70 - Richard Thomas (actor)
78 - Malcolm McDowell (actor)
89 - Bob McGrath (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 13
1912 - Christy Mathewson got his 300th career win.
1935 - 10-to-1 underdog James J Braddock upsets defending champion Max Baer in a 15 round unanimous points decision at Madison Square Garden, NYC for the world heavyweight boxing title.
1948 - The New York Yankees officially retired Babe Ruth's #3 and sent it to the Hall of Fame.
1978 - The NHL Board of Governors unanimously agreed to a merger of the Cleveland Barons and the Minnesota North Stars.
1989 - The Detroit Pistons swept the Los Angeles Lakers to win their first NBA championship.
1991 - In the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament a spectator was killed when lightning struck.
1996 - In the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament a spectator was killed when lightning struck.
1997 - The Chicago Bulls captured their fifth NBA championship in seven seasons after defeating the Utah Jazz in six games.
2002 - The Detroit Red Wings won their 10th Stanley Cup. After the game, Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman announced his retirement.
2012 - Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants throws a perfect game against the Houston Astros, the 22nd perfect game in major league history.
2014 - The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
2017 - The Golden State Warriors win their second NBA championship in three years after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2018 - FIFA awards the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
2019 - The Toronto Raptors defeat the Golden State Warriors to win their first NBA championship.
