June 20
1756 - British soldiers were thrown into the cell known as the "Black Hole of Calcutta".
1782 - The Great Seal of the United States was adopted.
1819 - The 320-ton Savannah became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic.
1837 - Queen Victoria ascended the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV.
1863 - West Virginia became the 35th state.
1893 - Lizzie Borden, accused of murdering her parents with an axe, was found innocent by a jury in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
1943 - Race rioting erupted in Detroit; federal troops were sent in two days later to quell the violence that resulted in more than 30 deaths.
1944 - During World War II, Japanese naval forces retreated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea after suffering heavy losses to the victorious American fleet.
1947 - President Harry S. Truman vetoed the Taft-Hartley Act, which was designed to restrict the power of labor unions, but had his veto overridden by Congress.
1972 - Three days after the arrest of the Watergate burglars, President Richard Nixon met at the White House with his chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman; the secretly made tape recording of this meeting ended up with the notorious 18 1/2 minute gap.
1990 - South African Black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrived in New York City for a ticker-tape parade in their honor as they began an eight-city U.S. tour.
2012 - A Republican-controlled House committee voted along party lines, 23-17, to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over Justice Department documents related to Operation Fast and Furious. (The full House voted in favor of the contempt citation eight days later.)
2014 - The Obama administration granted an array of new benefits to same-sex couples, including those living in states where gay marriage was against the law; the new measures ranged from Social Security and veterans benefits to work leave for caring for sick spouses.
2016 - A divided U.S. Supreme Court bolstered police powers, ruling 5-3 that evidence of a crime in some cases may be used against a defendant even if the police did something wrong or illegal in obtaining it.
2017 - South African Black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrived in New York City for a ticker-tape parade in their honor as they began an eight-city U.S. tour.
2021 - A tornado packing 140 mph winds swept through communities in heavily populated suburban Chicago, damaging more than 100 homes and causing multiple injuries.
Birthdays
23 - Mckenzie Small (actress)
25 - Maria Lark (actress)
27 - Serayah McNeill (actress)
33 - Chris Mintz-Plasse (actor)
36 - Dreama Walker (actress)
37 - Mark Saul (actor)
40 - April Ross (volleyball player)
41 - Alisan Porter (actress/singer)
43 - Chuck Wicks (country singer)
45 - Amos Lee (singer)
51 - Josh Lucas (actor)
53 - Peter Paige (actor)
55 - Nicole Kidman (actress)
62 - John Taylor (musician)
68 - Michael Anthony (musician)
70 - John Goodman (actor)
73 - Lionel Ritchie (singer)
75 - Candy Clark (actress)
76 - Bob Vila (TV host)
77 - Anne Murray (singer)
78 - John McCook (actor)
80 - Brian Wilson (singer)
91 - James Tolkan (actor)
93 - Bonnie Bartlett (actress)
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Today in Sports History - June 20
1936 - Jesse Owens set a 100-meter record at 10.2 seconds.
1950 - Baseball great Willie Mays graduated from high school and on the same day signed with the New York Giants.
1967 - Muhammad Ali was convicted of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to five years in prison. (His conviction would later be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.)
1980 - Robert Duran won a fifteen-round decision over Sugar Ray Leonard. It was the first defeat in twenty-eight professional fights for Leonard.
1982 - Pete Rose becomes just the fifth player in major league history to appear in 3,000 games.
1993 - The Chicago Bulls defeated the Phoenix Suns in six games to win a third consecutive NBA championship, becoming the first franchise since the legendary Boston Celtics teams of the 1960s to win three straight championships.
1998 - Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) hit two home runs for the second straight game. The feat set a major league baseball record of 16 home runs in June.
1999 - The Dallas Stars defeated the Buffalo Sabres in six games to win their first Stanley Cup.
2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 38th home run of the season. The home run broke the major league baseball record for homers before the midseason All-Star break.
2004 - Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds hit his 500th career home run.
2006 - The Miami Heat defeat the Dallas Mavericks in six games to win their first NBA championship.
2007 - Sammy Sosa of the Texas Rangers hit his 600th career home run.
2013 - The Miami Heat defeat the San Antonio Spurs in seven games to win a second consecutive NBA championship.
2021 - Jon Rahm birdied the last two holes to win the U.S. Open by one shot over Louis Oosthuizen at Torrey Pines in San Diego.
1756 - British soldiers were thrown into the cell known as the "Black Hole of Calcutta".
1782 - The Great Seal of the United States was adopted.
1819 - The 320-ton Savannah became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic.
1837 - Queen Victoria ascended the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV.
1863 - West Virginia became the 35th state.
1893 - Lizzie Borden, accused of murdering her parents with an axe, was found innocent by a jury in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
1943 - Race rioting erupted in Detroit; federal troops were sent in two days later to quell the violence that resulted in more than 30 deaths.
1944 - During World War II, Japanese naval forces retreated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea after suffering heavy losses to the victorious American fleet.
1947 - President Harry S. Truman vetoed the Taft-Hartley Act, which was designed to restrict the power of labor unions, but had his veto overridden by Congress.
1972 - Three days after the arrest of the Watergate burglars, President Richard Nixon met at the White House with his chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman; the secretly made tape recording of this meeting ended up with the notorious 18 1/2 minute gap.
1990 - South African Black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrived in New York City for a ticker-tape parade in their honor as they began an eight-city U.S. tour.
2012 - A Republican-controlled House committee voted along party lines, 23-17, to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over Justice Department documents related to Operation Fast and Furious. (The full House voted in favor of the contempt citation eight days later.)
2014 - The Obama administration granted an array of new benefits to same-sex couples, including those living in states where gay marriage was against the law; the new measures ranged from Social Security and veterans benefits to work leave for caring for sick spouses.
2016 - A divided U.S. Supreme Court bolstered police powers, ruling 5-3 that evidence of a crime in some cases may be used against a defendant even if the police did something wrong or illegal in obtaining it.
2017 - South African Black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrived in New York City for a ticker-tape parade in their honor as they began an eight-city U.S. tour.
2021 - A tornado packing 140 mph winds swept through communities in heavily populated suburban Chicago, damaging more than 100 homes and causing multiple injuries.
Birthdays
23 - Mckenzie Small (actress)
25 - Maria Lark (actress)
27 - Serayah McNeill (actress)
33 - Chris Mintz-Plasse (actor)
36 - Dreama Walker (actress)
37 - Mark Saul (actor)
40 - April Ross (volleyball player)
41 - Alisan Porter (actress/singer)
43 - Chuck Wicks (country singer)
45 - Amos Lee (singer)
51 - Josh Lucas (actor)
53 - Peter Paige (actor)
55 - Nicole Kidman (actress)
62 - John Taylor (musician)
68 - Michael Anthony (musician)
70 - John Goodman (actor)
73 - Lionel Ritchie (singer)
75 - Candy Clark (actress)
76 - Bob Vila (TV host)
77 - Anne Murray (singer)
78 - John McCook (actor)
80 - Brian Wilson (singer)
91 - James Tolkan (actor)
93 - Bonnie Bartlett (actress)
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Today in Sports History - June 20
1936 - Jesse Owens set a 100-meter record at 10.2 seconds.
1950 - Baseball great Willie Mays graduated from high school and on the same day signed with the New York Giants.
1967 - Muhammad Ali was convicted of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to five years in prison. (His conviction would later be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.)
1980 - Robert Duran won a fifteen-round decision over Sugar Ray Leonard. It was the first defeat in twenty-eight professional fights for Leonard.
1982 - Pete Rose becomes just the fifth player in major league history to appear in 3,000 games.
1993 - The Chicago Bulls defeated the Phoenix Suns in six games to win a third consecutive NBA championship, becoming the first franchise since the legendary Boston Celtics teams of the 1960s to win three straight championships.
1998 - Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) hit two home runs for the second straight game. The feat set a major league baseball record of 16 home runs in June.
1999 - The Dallas Stars defeated the Buffalo Sabres in six games to win their first Stanley Cup.
2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 38th home run of the season. The home run broke the major league baseball record for homers before the midseason All-Star break.
2004 - Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds hit his 500th career home run.
2006 - The Miami Heat defeat the Dallas Mavericks in six games to win their first NBA championship.
2007 - Sammy Sosa of the Texas Rangers hit his 600th career home run.
2013 - The Miami Heat defeat the San Antonio Spurs in seven games to win a second consecutive NBA championship.
2021 - Jon Rahm birdied the last two holes to win the U.S. Open by one shot over Louis Oosthuizen at Torrey Pines in San Diego.
