Today in History

Today is Sunday, June 18, the 169th day of 2017. There are 196 days left in the year. This is Father’s Day.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda inaugurated the first trans-Pacific cable completed by AT&T between Japan and Hawaii.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Former Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., is 80. Musician Sir Paul McCartney is 75. Actress Andrea Evans is 60. Rock singer Alison Moyet is 56. Rapper Silkk the Shocker is 42. Actor David Giuntoli is 37.