June 14
Today is Flag Day.
1775 - The United States Army was founded.
1777 - The Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.
1846 - A group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California.
1911 - The British ocean liner RMS Olympic set out on its maiden voyage for New York, arriving one week later. (The ship's captain was Edward John Smith, who went on to command the ill-fated RMS Titanic the following year.)
1919 - John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown embarked on the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
1922 - Warren Harding became the first U.S. president to be heard on the radio.
1940 - During World War II German troops entered Paris; on the same day, the Nazis opened the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
1943 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, ruled 6-3 that public school students could not be forced to salute the flag of the United States.
1951 - The first commercial computer, Univac I, was unveiled.
1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the order inserting the words "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance.
1967 - California Gov. Ronald Reagan signed a bill liberalizing his state's abortion law.
1972 - The Environmental Protection Agency ordered a ban on the domestic use of the pesticide DDT, to take effect at year's end.
1982 - Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the Falkland Islands.
1993 - President Bill Clinton nominated Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
2013 - The Associated Press reported that Minnesota resident Michael Karkoc, 94, had been a top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children, then lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States after World War II. (Polish authorities are currently seeking to extradite Karkoc, now 99 years old; Germany shelved its investigation after deciding Karkoc was unfit to stand trial. Karkoc's family denies he was involved in any war crimes.)
2017 - An avowed Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practicing for a congressional baseball game near Washington, D.C., injuring four.
2018 - A Justice Department watchdog report on the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe criticized the FBI and its former director, James Comey, but did not find evidence that political bias tainted the investigation.
2018 - AT&T and Time Warner completed their merger, one of the biggest media deals ever, two days after a federal judge approved the combination.
Birthdays
24 - Tzuyu (singer)
31 - Morgan Adams (model)
31 - Daryl Sabara (actor)
31 - Joel Crouse (singer)
32 - Jesy Nelson (singer)
33 - Rachel DeMita (TV host)
34 - Lucy Hale (actress)
35 - Kevin McHale (actor/singer)
40 - J.R. Martinez (actor)
40 - Torrance Coombs (actor)
41 - Lawrence Saint-Victor (actor)
46 - Sullivan Stapleton (actor)
54 - Steffi Graf (tennis player)
55 - Stephen Wallem (actor)
55 - Faizon Love (actor)
55 - Yasmine Bleeth (actress)
57 - Traylor Howard (actor)
62 - Boy George (singer)
65 - Eric Heiden (speed skater)
69 - Will Patton (actor)
77 - Janet Lennon (singer)
77 - Donald Trump (45th president of the United States)
92 - Marla Gibbs (actress)
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Today in Sports History - June 14
1963 - Duke Snider (New York Mets) hit his 400th career home run.
1974 - Nolan Ryan of the California Angels strikes out 19 Boston Red Sox over 13 innings in a 2-1 win.
1987 - The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA title by defeating the defending Boston Celtics in six games.
1990 - The Detroit Pistons defeat the Portland Trailblazers in five games to win a second consecutive NBA championship.
1992 - The Chicago Bulls defeat the Portland Trailblazers in six games to win a second consecutive NBA championship.
1994 - The New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Vancouver Canucks in seven games. It was the first time the Rangers had won the cup in 54 years.
1995 - The Houston Rockets sweep the Orlando Magic to win the NBA championship.
1996 - Jeff Bagwell (Houston Astros) tied a major league baseball record when he hit four doubles. The Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants 9-1.
1998 - The Chicago Bulls defeat the Utah Jazz in six games to win a third consecutive NBA championship and sixth title in eight seasons.
2002 - The U.S. beat Mexico 2-0 and advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals. It was the best showing in the World Cup for the U.S. since 1930.
2004 - Jim Thome (Philadelphia Phillies) became the 37th player in major league history to reach 400 career home runs.
2005 - Michelle Wie, at age 15, became the first female player to qualify for an adult male U.S. Golf Association championship, tying for first place in a 36-hole U.S. Amateur Public Links sectional qualifying tournament.
2007 - The San Antonio Spurs sweep the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the NBA championship.
2009 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Orlando Magic in five games to win the franchise's 15th NBA championship; the game also marked the 10th career championship for head coach Phil Jackson.
2013 - Major League Baseball came down hard on the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks, handing out eight suspensions and a dozen fines as punishment for a bench-clearing brawl on June 11.
2018 - Betting on professional sports became legal in New Jersey; the state had fought for eight years against a federal law that limited sports betting to Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon.
Today is Flag Day.
1775 - The United States Army was founded.
1777 - The Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.
1846 - A group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California.
1911 - The British ocean liner RMS Olympic set out on its maiden voyage for New York, arriving one week later. (The ship's captain was Edward John Smith, who went on to command the ill-fated RMS Titanic the following year.)
1919 - John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown embarked on the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
1922 - Warren Harding became the first U.S. president to be heard on the radio.
1940 - During World War II German troops entered Paris; on the same day, the Nazis opened the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
1943 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, ruled 6-3 that public school students could not be forced to salute the flag of the United States.
1951 - The first commercial computer, Univac I, was unveiled.
1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the order inserting the words "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance.
1967 - California Gov. Ronald Reagan signed a bill liberalizing his state's abortion law.
1972 - The Environmental Protection Agency ordered a ban on the domestic use of the pesticide DDT, to take effect at year's end.
1982 - Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the Falkland Islands.
1993 - President Bill Clinton nominated Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
2013 - The Associated Press reported that Minnesota resident Michael Karkoc, 94, had been a top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children, then lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States after World War II. (Polish authorities are currently seeking to extradite Karkoc, now 99 years old; Germany shelved its investigation after deciding Karkoc was unfit to stand trial. Karkoc's family denies he was involved in any war crimes.)
2017 - An avowed Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practicing for a congressional baseball game near Washington, D.C., injuring four.
2018 - A Justice Department watchdog report on the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe criticized the FBI and its former director, James Comey, but did not find evidence that political bias tainted the investigation.
2018 - AT&T and Time Warner completed their merger, one of the biggest media deals ever, two days after a federal judge approved the combination.
Birthdays
24 - Tzuyu (singer)
31 - Morgan Adams (model)
31 - Daryl Sabara (actor)
31 - Joel Crouse (singer)
32 - Jesy Nelson (singer)
33 - Rachel DeMita (TV host)
34 - Lucy Hale (actress)
35 - Kevin McHale (actor/singer)
40 - J.R. Martinez (actor)
40 - Torrance Coombs (actor)
41 - Lawrence Saint-Victor (actor)
46 - Sullivan Stapleton (actor)
54 - Steffi Graf (tennis player)
55 - Stephen Wallem (actor)
55 - Faizon Love (actor)
55 - Yasmine Bleeth (actress)
57 - Traylor Howard (actor)
62 - Boy George (singer)
65 - Eric Heiden (speed skater)
69 - Will Patton (actor)
77 - Janet Lennon (singer)
77 - Donald Trump (45th president of the United States)
92 - Marla Gibbs (actress)
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Today in Sports History - June 14
1963 - Duke Snider (New York Mets) hit his 400th career home run.
1974 - Nolan Ryan of the California Angels strikes out 19 Boston Red Sox over 13 innings in a 2-1 win.
1987 - The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA title by defeating the defending Boston Celtics in six games.
1990 - The Detroit Pistons defeat the Portland Trailblazers in five games to win a second consecutive NBA championship.
1992 - The Chicago Bulls defeat the Portland Trailblazers in six games to win a second consecutive NBA championship.
1994 - The New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Vancouver Canucks in seven games. It was the first time the Rangers had won the cup in 54 years.
1995 - The Houston Rockets sweep the Orlando Magic to win the NBA championship.
1996 - Jeff Bagwell (Houston Astros) tied a major league baseball record when he hit four doubles. The Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants 9-1.
1998 - The Chicago Bulls defeat the Utah Jazz in six games to win a third consecutive NBA championship and sixth title in eight seasons.
2002 - The U.S. beat Mexico 2-0 and advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals. It was the best showing in the World Cup for the U.S. since 1930.
2004 - Jim Thome (Philadelphia Phillies) became the 37th player in major league history to reach 400 career home runs.
2005 - Michelle Wie, at age 15, became the first female player to qualify for an adult male U.S. Golf Association championship, tying for first place in a 36-hole U.S. Amateur Public Links sectional qualifying tournament.
2007 - The San Antonio Spurs sweep the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the NBA championship.
2009 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Orlando Magic in five games to win the franchise's 15th NBA championship; the game also marked the 10th career championship for head coach Phil Jackson.
2013 - Major League Baseball came down hard on the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks, handing out eight suspensions and a dozen fines as punishment for a bench-clearing brawl on June 11.
2018 - Betting on professional sports became legal in New Jersey; the state had fought for eight years against a federal law that limited sports betting to Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon.
