TODAY INHISTORY

Today isWednesday,June 13, the 164th dayof2018.

TODAY’SHIGHLIGHT

OnJune 13, 1978, themovie musical“Grease,”starring JohnTravolta and Olivia Newton-John, had itsworld premiere inNewYork.

ONTHISDATE

In 1525, German theologian Martin Luther married formernunKatharina von Bora.

In 1789, during the French Revolution, the National Assembly convened.

In1842, QueenVictoria becamethefirstBritish monarch to ride on a train, traveling from SloughRailwayStation to Paddington in 25 minutes.

In 1911, theballet“Petrushka,” withmusic by IgorStravinsky and choreographybyMichel Fokine, wasfirstperformed inParis by the Ballets Russes, withVaslavNijinsky in the title role.

In 1927, aviation heroCharles Lindberghwas honoredwith a ticker-tape parade inNew York City.

In 1935, JamesBraddock claimed the title ofworld heavyweight boxing champion fromMaxBaer in a 15-round fight in Queens, NewYork.“Becky Sharp,”the firstmovie photographed in“three-strip”Technicolor, opened inNewYork.

In 1942, a four-manNazi sabotage teamarrived on Long Island, NewYork, three days before a second four-manteamlanded in Florida. (All eightmenwere arrestedafter twomembers of the first group defected.) President FranklinD. Roosevelt createdtheOffice ofStrategicServices and the Office ofWar Information.

In1957, theMayflower II, a replica of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620, arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts, aftera nearly two-month journey fromEngland.

In1966, the SupremeCourt ruled inMirandav. Arizona that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional right to consult with an attorneyand to remain silent.

In 1977, James EarlRay, the convictedassassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther KingJr., was recaptured following his escape three days earlier fromaTennessee prison.

In1983, theU.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, becamethe first spacecraft to leave the solar systemas it crossed the orbit ofNeptune.

In1993, Canada’s ProgressiveConservative Party choseDefense Minister Kim Campbell to succeed Brian Mulroney (muhl-ROO’nee) as primeminister; she was the firstwomanto hold thepost. AstronautDonald K.“Deke”Slayton died in LeagueCity, Texas, at age69.

Tenyearsago: TimRussert, moderatorofNBC’s“Meet thePress,”died suddenly while preparing forhisweekly broadcast; hewas 58.

Fiveyearsago: TheWhite House said it had conclusive evidence that Syrian PresidentBasharAssad’s regime had used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government.

Oneyearago: Acomatose OttoWarmbier , released by NorthKorea aftermore than 17 months in captivity, arrivedinCincinnati aboarda medevacflight; the 22-yearold college student, who had suffered severe brain damage, died sixdays later.

THOUGHTFORTODAY

“What intellectual snobswe have become! Virtue is now in the numberofdegrees you have— not in the kind of person you are orwhatyou can accomplish in real-life situations.”— EdaJ. LeShan, American educator (19222002).

— ASSOCIATED PRESS