June 6
1844 - The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.
1912 - Novarupta, a volcano on the Alaska peninsula, began a three-day eruption, sending ash as high as 100,000 feet; it was the most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century and ranks among the largest in recorded history.
1925 - Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corp.
1933 - The first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey.
1934 - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was established to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.
1944 - Thousands of Allied troops invaded the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day to begin the liberation of German-occupied Western Europe.
1966 - Black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.
1968 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, a day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.
1977 - A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law imposing an automatic death sentence on defendants convicted of the first-degree murder of a police officer.
1978 - California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a ballot measure calling for major cuts in property taxes.
1982 - Israel invaded Lebanon to drive out the Palestine Liberation Organization. (The Israelis withdrew in June 1985.)
1985 - Authorities in Brazil exhumed a body later identified as that of Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who conducted medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz during World War II.
1989 - Washington state Democrat Tom Foley succeeded Jim Wright as Speaker of the House.
1990 - The 2 Live Crew album "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" was ruled obscene by a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
2001 - Vermont Republican Senator James Jeffords left the party to become an independent, handing control of the Senate back to the Democrats.
2002 - President George W. Bush proposed a new Cabinet-level department, the Department of Homeland Security.
2004 - Phylicia Rashad became the first African-American actress to win a Tony for a leading dramatic role for her work in a revival of "A Raisin in the Sun."
2005 - The Supreme Court ruled, 6-3, that people who smoked marijuana because their doctors recommended it to ease pain could be prosecuted for violating federal drug laws.
2011 - After days of denials, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-New York), confessed that he had tweeted a lewd photo of himself to a woman and admitted to "inappropriate" exchanges with six women.
2012 - New Yorkers lined the West Side waterfront to welcome the space shuttle Enterprise as it sailed up the Hudson River to its new home aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
2017 - Bill Cosby’s chief accuser, Andrea Constand, took the stand at his sexual assault trial to tell her story publicly for the first time, saying the comedian groped her after giving her three blue pills that left her paralyzed and helpless. (The jury deadlocked, resulting in a mistrial, but Cosby was convicted in a second trial; Pennsylvania’s highest court would toss out that conviction.)
2021 - Several ceremonies were held in France to commemorate the 77th anniversary of D-Day, though for the second year in a row, commemorations were marked by virus travel restrictions that prevented many veterans and families of fallen soldiers from attending.
Birthdays
30 - DeAndre Hopkins (football player)
31 - Ashley Park (actress)
37 - Drew McIntyre (professional wrestler)
39 - Amber Borycki (actress)
47 - Staci Keanan (actress)
48 - Sonya Walger (actress)
48 - Uncle Kracker (rapper)
49 - Lisa Brokop (singer)
50 - Natalie Morales (TV correspondent)
55 - Paul Giamiatti (actor)
55 - Max Casella (actor)
59- Anthony Starke (actor)
59 - Jason Isaacs (actor)
63 - Colin Quinn (comedian)
63 - Amanda Pays (actress)
66 - Bjorn Borg (tennis player)
67 - Sandra Bernhard (comedian)
71 - Dwight Twilley (singer)
73 - Holly Near (singer)
75 - Robert Englund (actor)
79 - Joe Stampley (singer)
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Today in Sports History - June 6
1939 - The first Little League game was played as Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy 23-8 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
1944 - Major League Baseball cancels all games scheduled for this day in honor of the World War II D-Day invasion occurring in Normandy, France.
1946 - The Basketball Association of America, a forerunner of the NBA, was formed in New York City.
1965 - Tom Tresh (New York Yankees) hit home runs on three consecutive at-bats against the Chicago White Sox.
1966 - The American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) announce their plans to merge.
1969 - Joe Namath announces he is stepping away from football after commissioner Pete Rozelle states he must sell his ownership stake in a bar.
1976 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Phoenix Suns in six games to win the NBA championship.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings) won the Hart Trophy for the 9th time. He was the first player in NHL history to win the same award nine times.
1992 - Eddie Murray passed Mickey Mantle on the all-time switch-hitter RBI list. Mantle held the record at 1,509.
1996 - John Valentin became the 14th player in Boston Red Sox history to hit on all at-bats during a game. He hit for the cycle when he went 4-for-4 against the Chicago White Sox.
1996 - Peter Forsberg (Colorado Avalanche) scored a first period hat-trick against the Florida Panthers in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Finals. He became only the third player in NHL history to score a first-period hat-trick in the Cup Final. He was also the sixth player to score a hat-trick in the Cup Final game.
1996 - Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche) tied a Stanley Cup Final record when he assisted on four goals against the Florida Panthers.
1996 - Baseball's executive council told Marge Schott, owner of the Cincinnati Reds, to give up day-to-day operations within a week or face a suspension of more than a year. Schott had caused controversy with comments she made concerning Adolph Hitler in an ESPN interview.
2003 - The Seattle Mariners were defeated by the New York Mets to end their 13-game road winning streak.
2007 - The Anaheim Mighty Ducks win their first Stanley Cup championship, defeating the Ottawa Senators in five games.
2015 - Serena Williams wins her 20th career Grand Slam singles championship after taking top honors at the French Open.
2018 - LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers eclipses Michael Jordan's record (109) for most 30-point games in NBA playoff history in a 110-102 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
1844 - The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.
1912 - Novarupta, a volcano on the Alaska peninsula, began a three-day eruption, sending ash as high as 100,000 feet; it was the most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century and ranks among the largest in recorded history.
1925 - Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corp.
1933 - The first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey.
1934 - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was established to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.
1944 - Thousands of Allied troops invaded the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day to begin the liberation of German-occupied Western Europe.
1966 - Black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.
1968 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, a day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.
1977 - A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law imposing an automatic death sentence on defendants convicted of the first-degree murder of a police officer.
1978 - California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a ballot measure calling for major cuts in property taxes.
1982 - Israel invaded Lebanon to drive out the Palestine Liberation Organization. (The Israelis withdrew in June 1985.)
1985 - Authorities in Brazil exhumed a body later identified as that of Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who conducted medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz during World War II.
1989 - Washington state Democrat Tom Foley succeeded Jim Wright as Speaker of the House.
1990 - The 2 Live Crew album "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" was ruled obscene by a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
2001 - Vermont Republican Senator James Jeffords left the party to become an independent, handing control of the Senate back to the Democrats.
2002 - President George W. Bush proposed a new Cabinet-level department, the Department of Homeland Security.
2004 - Phylicia Rashad became the first African-American actress to win a Tony for a leading dramatic role for her work in a revival of "A Raisin in the Sun."
2005 - The Supreme Court ruled, 6-3, that people who smoked marijuana because their doctors recommended it to ease pain could be prosecuted for violating federal drug laws.
2011 - After days of denials, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-New York), confessed that he had tweeted a lewd photo of himself to a woman and admitted to "inappropriate" exchanges with six women.
2012 - New Yorkers lined the West Side waterfront to welcome the space shuttle Enterprise as it sailed up the Hudson River to its new home aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
2017 - Bill Cosby’s chief accuser, Andrea Constand, took the stand at his sexual assault trial to tell her story publicly for the first time, saying the comedian groped her after giving her three blue pills that left her paralyzed and helpless. (The jury deadlocked, resulting in a mistrial, but Cosby was convicted in a second trial; Pennsylvania’s highest court would toss out that conviction.)
2021 - Several ceremonies were held in France to commemorate the 77th anniversary of D-Day, though for the second year in a row, commemorations were marked by virus travel restrictions that prevented many veterans and families of fallen soldiers from attending.
Birthdays
30 - DeAndre Hopkins (football player)
31 - Ashley Park (actress)
37 - Drew McIntyre (professional wrestler)
39 - Amber Borycki (actress)
47 - Staci Keanan (actress)
48 - Sonya Walger (actress)
48 - Uncle Kracker (rapper)
49 - Lisa Brokop (singer)
50 - Natalie Morales (TV correspondent)
55 - Paul Giamiatti (actor)
55 - Max Casella (actor)
59- Anthony Starke (actor)
59 - Jason Isaacs (actor)
63 - Colin Quinn (comedian)
63 - Amanda Pays (actress)
66 - Bjorn Borg (tennis player)
67 - Sandra Bernhard (comedian)
71 - Dwight Twilley (singer)
73 - Holly Near (singer)
75 - Robert Englund (actor)
79 - Joe Stampley (singer)
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Today in Sports History - June 6
1939 - The first Little League game was played as Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy 23-8 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
1944 - Major League Baseball cancels all games scheduled for this day in honor of the World War II D-Day invasion occurring in Normandy, France.
1946 - The Basketball Association of America, a forerunner of the NBA, was formed in New York City.
1965 - Tom Tresh (New York Yankees) hit home runs on three consecutive at-bats against the Chicago White Sox.
1966 - The American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) announce their plans to merge.
1969 - Joe Namath announces he is stepping away from football after commissioner Pete Rozelle states he must sell his ownership stake in a bar.
1976 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Phoenix Suns in six games to win the NBA championship.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings) won the Hart Trophy for the 9th time. He was the first player in NHL history to win the same award nine times.
1992 - Eddie Murray passed Mickey Mantle on the all-time switch-hitter RBI list. Mantle held the record at 1,509.
1996 - John Valentin became the 14th player in Boston Red Sox history to hit on all at-bats during a game. He hit for the cycle when he went 4-for-4 against the Chicago White Sox.
1996 - Peter Forsberg (Colorado Avalanche) scored a first period hat-trick against the Florida Panthers in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Finals. He became only the third player in NHL history to score a first-period hat-trick in the Cup Final. He was also the sixth player to score a hat-trick in the Cup Final game.
1996 - Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche) tied a Stanley Cup Final record when he assisted on four goals against the Florida Panthers.
1996 - Baseball's executive council told Marge Schott, owner of the Cincinnati Reds, to give up day-to-day operations within a week or face a suspension of more than a year. Schott had caused controversy with comments she made concerning Adolph Hitler in an ESPN interview.
2003 - The Seattle Mariners were defeated by the New York Mets to end their 13-game road winning streak.
2007 - The Anaheim Mighty Ducks win their first Stanley Cup championship, defeating the Ottawa Senators in five games.
2015 - Serena Williams wins her 20th career Grand Slam singles championship after taking top honors at the French Open.
2018 - LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers eclipses Michael Jordan's record (109) for most 30-point games in NBA playoff history in a 110-102 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
