June 22
1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated his throne for the second time after his defeat at Waterloo.
1868 - Arkansas was readmitted to the Union.
1870 - The Department of Justice was created.
1874 - Dr. Andrew Still became the first in the U.S. to practice osteopathy.
1940 - Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris.
1941 - Germany invaded the Soviet Union during World War II.
1943 - W.E.B. DuBois became the first black member of the National Institute of Letters.
1944 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill of Rights, which authorized a broad package of benefits for World War II veterans.
1945 - The World War II battle for Okinawa ended; 12,520 Americans and 110,000 Japanese were killed in the 83-day campaign.
1969 - Singer-actress Judy Garland died at age 47.
1970 - President Richard Nixon signed a measure lowering the voting age to 18.
1977 - Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell began serving a sentence for his role in the Watergate cover-up. (He was released 19 months later.)
1981 - Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing rock musician John Lennon of the Beatles.
1987 - Actor-singer-dancer Fred Astaire died.
1992 - The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that hate-crime laws that ban cross-burning and similar expressions of racial bias violate free-speech rights.
1993 - Former first lady Pat Nixon died at age 81.
2009 - Jon and Kate Gosselin, stars of the reality TV series "Jon & Kate Plus 8," announced plans to divorce.
2011 - Legendary Boston crime boss, James "Whitey" Bulger is found and arrested by federal authorities in Santa Monica, California.
2017 - California officials denied parole for convicted killer Patricia Krenwinkel, a follower of cult leader Charles Manson, for the 1969 slayings of pregnant actor Sharon Tate and four other people.
Birthdays
25 - Dinah Jane (singer)
31 - Jasmine Sanders (model)
37 - John Moreland (singer)
46 - Mike O'Brien (actor/comedian)
48 - Alicia Goranson (actress)
48 - Donald Faison (actor)
49 - Carson Daly (TV personality)
51 - Mary Lynn Rajskub (actress)
52 - Michael Trucco (actor)
52 - Steven Page (singer)
58 - Dan Brown (author)
58 - Amy Brenneman (actress)
60 - Clyde Drexler (basketball player)
61 - Jimmy Somerville (singer)
64 - Bruce Campbell (actor)
66 - Tim Russ (actor)
68 - Chris Lemmon (actor)
69 - Cyndi Lauper (singer)
70 - Graham Greene (actor)
73 - Elizabeth Warren (politician)
73 - Alan Osmond (singer)
73 - Lindsay Wagner (actress)
73 - Meryl Streep (actress)
78 - Peter Asher (singer)
79 - Brit Hume (political analyst)
81 - Michael Lerner (actor)
86 - Kris Kristofferson (actor/singer)
89 - Dianne Feinstein (politician)
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Today in Sports History - June 22
1937 - Joe Louis began his reign as world heavyweight boxing champion by knocking out Jim Braddock in the eighth round of their fight in Chicago.
1938 - Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling of Germany in the first round of their rematch in New York City's Yankee Stadium.
1979 - The NHL expanded to 21 teams by accepting four former members of the World Hockey Association (WHA): Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets.
1986 - Diego Maradona scored both goals in Argentina's 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal victory over England in Mexico City – including one that he punched in, unseen by the referee. When asked about the play later, Maradona said, "It was the hand of God."
1994 - The Houston Rockets defeat the New York Knicks in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1994 - The United States men's soccer team defeats Colombia 2-1 at the Rose Bowl to record their first victory in a World Cup match since 1950.
1999 - In a major upset at Wimbledon, top-ranked Martina Hingis lost 6-2, 6-0 in the opening round to Jelena Dokic, a 16-year-old qualifier ranked 129th in the world.
2003 - Michelle Wie won her first USGA title at the age of 13. She was the youngest person to win any adult USGA event.
2012 - Ex-Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted by a jury in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, on 45 counts of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years. (Sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year state prison sentence.)
2016 - The National Hockey League's Board of Governors voted unanimously to expand to 31 teams. An expansion team in Las Vegas was added and planned to begin play in the 2017-18 season.
1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated his throne for the second time after his defeat at Waterloo.
1868 - Arkansas was readmitted to the Union.
1870 - The Department of Justice was created.
1874 - Dr. Andrew Still became the first in the U.S. to practice osteopathy.
1940 - Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris.
1941 - Germany invaded the Soviet Union during World War II.
1943 - W.E.B. DuBois became the first black member of the National Institute of Letters.
1944 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill of Rights, which authorized a broad package of benefits for World War II veterans.
1945 - The World War II battle for Okinawa ended; 12,520 Americans and 110,000 Japanese were killed in the 83-day campaign.
1969 - Singer-actress Judy Garland died at age 47.
1970 - President Richard Nixon signed a measure lowering the voting age to 18.
1977 - Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell began serving a sentence for his role in the Watergate cover-up. (He was released 19 months later.)
1981 - Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing rock musician John Lennon of the Beatles.
1987 - Actor-singer-dancer Fred Astaire died.
1992 - The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that hate-crime laws that ban cross-burning and similar expressions of racial bias violate free-speech rights.
1993 - Former first lady Pat Nixon died at age 81.
2009 - Jon and Kate Gosselin, stars of the reality TV series "Jon & Kate Plus 8," announced plans to divorce.
2011 - Legendary Boston crime boss, James "Whitey" Bulger is found and arrested by federal authorities in Santa Monica, California.
2017 - California officials denied parole for convicted killer Patricia Krenwinkel, a follower of cult leader Charles Manson, for the 1969 slayings of pregnant actor Sharon Tate and four other people.
Birthdays
25 - Dinah Jane (singer)
31 - Jasmine Sanders (model)
37 - John Moreland (singer)
46 - Mike O'Brien (actor/comedian)
48 - Alicia Goranson (actress)
48 - Donald Faison (actor)
49 - Carson Daly (TV personality)
51 - Mary Lynn Rajskub (actress)
52 - Michael Trucco (actor)
52 - Steven Page (singer)
58 - Dan Brown (author)
58 - Amy Brenneman (actress)
60 - Clyde Drexler (basketball player)
61 - Jimmy Somerville (singer)
64 - Bruce Campbell (actor)
66 - Tim Russ (actor)
68 - Chris Lemmon (actor)
69 - Cyndi Lauper (singer)
70 - Graham Greene (actor)
73 - Elizabeth Warren (politician)
73 - Alan Osmond (singer)
73 - Lindsay Wagner (actress)
73 - Meryl Streep (actress)
78 - Peter Asher (singer)
79 - Brit Hume (political analyst)
81 - Michael Lerner (actor)
86 - Kris Kristofferson (actor/singer)
89 - Dianne Feinstein (politician)
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Today in Sports History - June 22
1937 - Joe Louis began his reign as world heavyweight boxing champion by knocking out Jim Braddock in the eighth round of their fight in Chicago.
1938 - Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling of Germany in the first round of their rematch in New York City's Yankee Stadium.
1979 - The NHL expanded to 21 teams by accepting four former members of the World Hockey Association (WHA): Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets.
1986 - Diego Maradona scored both goals in Argentina's 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal victory over England in Mexico City – including one that he punched in, unseen by the referee. When asked about the play later, Maradona said, "It was the hand of God."
1994 - The Houston Rockets defeat the New York Knicks in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1994 - The United States men's soccer team defeats Colombia 2-1 at the Rose Bowl to record their first victory in a World Cup match since 1950.
1999 - In a major upset at Wimbledon, top-ranked Martina Hingis lost 6-2, 6-0 in the opening round to Jelena Dokic, a 16-year-old qualifier ranked 129th in the world.
2003 - Michelle Wie won her first USGA title at the age of 13. She was the youngest person to win any adult USGA event.
2012 - Ex-Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted by a jury in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, on 45 counts of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years. (Sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year state prison sentence.)
2016 - The National Hockey League's Board of Governors voted unanimously to expand to 31 teams. An expansion team in Las Vegas was added and planned to begin play in the 2017-18 season.
