Today In History
Today is Wednesday, June 20, the 171st day of 2018. There are 194 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 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.
ON THIS DATE
› 1782: Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States, featuring the emblem of the bald eagle.
› 1863: West Virginia became the 35th state.
› 1921: U.S. Rep. Alice Mary Robertson, R-Okla., became the first woman to preside over a session of the House of Representatives.
› 1948: The variety series “Toast of the Town,” hosted by Ed Sullivan (for whom the show was later renamed), debuted on CBS television.
› 1967: Boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to five years in prison. (Ali’s conviction was ultimately overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court).
› 1977: The first oil began flowing through the recently completed Trans-Alaska Pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actress Bonnie Bartlett is 89. Actress Olympia Dukakis is 87. Actor James Tolkan is 87. Actor Danny Aiello is 85. Blues musician Lazy Lester is 85. TV personality Bob Vila is 72. Musician Andre Watts is
72. Actress Candy Clark is
71. Producer Tina Sinatra is 70. Rhythm and blues singer Lionel Richie is
69. Actor John Goodman is 66. Rock musician Michael Anthony is 64. Pop musician John Taylor is 58. Rock musician Mark degli Antoni is 56. Country/bluegrass singer-musician Dan Tyminski is
51. Movie director Robert Rodriguez is 50. Actor Peter Paige is 49. Actor Josh Lucas is 47. Rock musician Jeordie White (aka Twiggy Ramirez) is 47. Rock singer Chino Moreno (Deftones) is 45. Country-folk singer-songwriter Amos Lee is 41. Country singer Chuck Wicks is 39. Actress Tika Sumpter is 38. Country musician Chris Thompson (The Eli Young Band) is 38. Rock singer Grace Potter (Grace Potter & the Nocturnals) is 35. Actor Mark Saul is 33. Actress Dreama Walker is 32. Actor Chris MintzPlasse is 29. Actress Maria Lark is 21.