TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Saturday, June 6, the 157th day of 2015. There are 208 days
left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 6, 1944, during
World War II, the liberation of German-oc'cup'ied western Europe began
as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on "D-Day. On
this date: In 1799, American politician and orator Patrick Henry died
at Red Hill Plantation in Virginia. In 1844, the Young Men's Christian
Association was founded in London. In 1925, Walter Percy Chrysler
founded the Chrysler Corp. In 1939, the first Little League game was
played as Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy 23-8 in Williamsport,
Pennsylvania. In 1955, the U.S. Post Office introduced regular
certified mail service. In 1965, the Rolling Stones single "(I Can't
Get No) Satisfaction" was released in the United States by London
Records, the same day Herman's Hermits performed their latest hit, "I'm
Henry VIII, I Am" on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS-TV. In 1966, black
activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a
Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration. In 1968,
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles,
a day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan. In 1978, California
voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a primary ballot
initiative calling for major cuts in property taxes. In 1984,
government forces in India stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar in an
effort to crush Sikh extremists; at least 1,000 Sikhs and 200 soldiers
were killed. In 1985, authorities in Brazil exhumed a body later
identified as the remains of Dr. Josef Mengele, the notorious "Angel of
Death" of the Nazi Holocaust. In 1994, President Bill Clinton joined
leaders from America's World War II allies to mark the 50th anniversary
of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. A China Northwest Airlines passenger
jet crashed near Xian (SHEE'-ahn), killing all 160 people on board. Ten
years ago: 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. A judge upheld Democratic
Gov. Christine Gregoire's victory by 129 votes in Washington state's
2004 election. Actor Russell Crowe was arrested for throwing a phone
that hit a hotel employee in New York City; he later pleaded guilty to
third-degree assault. Death claimed actress Anne Bancroft at age 73 and
actor Dana Elcar at age 77. Five years ago: The Vatican released a
working paper which said the international community was ignoring the
plight of Christians in the Middle East, and that the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Iraq and political instability
in Lebanon had forced thousands to flee the region. Rafael Nadal won
his fifth French Open title, beating Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. One
year ago: Men who'd stormed Normandy's shore 70 years earlier joined
world leaders in paying tribute to the 150,000 Allied troops who risked
and lost their lives in the D-Day landings. Eric Hill, 86, whose effort
to entertain his young son with a simple drawing of a mischievous dog
named "Spot" blossomed into a popular series of children's books that
sold 60 million copies, died in Templeton, California. Today's
Birthdays: Financier Kirk Kerkorian is 98. Civil rights activist Roy
Innis is 81. Singer-songwriter Gary "U.S. Bonds is 76. Country singer
Joe Stampley is 72. Jazz musician Monty Alexander is 71. Actor Robert
Englund is 68. Folk singer Holly Near is 66. Singer Dwight Twilley is
64. Playwright-actor Harvey Fierstein (FY'-ur-steen) is 63. Comedian
Sandra Bernhard is 60. International Tennis Hall of Famer Bjorn Borg is
59. Actress Amanda Pays is 56. Comedian Colin Quinn is 56. Record
producer Jimmy Jam is 56. Rock musician Steve Vai is 55. Rock
singer-musician Tom Araya (Slayer) is 54. Actor Jason Isaacs is 52.
Rock musician Sean Yseult (White Zombie) is 49. Actor Max Casella is
48. Actor Paul Giamatti is 48. Rhythm-and-blues singer Damion Hall
(Guy) is 47. Rock musician Bardi Martin is 46. Rock musician James
"Munky" Shaffer (Korn) is 45. TV correspondent Natalie Morales is 43.
Country singer Lisa Brokop is 42. Rapper-rocker Uncle Kracker is 41.
Actress Sonya Walger is 41. Actress Staci Keanan is 40. Actress Amber
Borycki is 32. Actress Aubrey Anderson-Emmons is eight. Thought for
Today: "As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence
is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Carl Jung
(1875-1961).
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