DAY IN HISTORY

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Today is the 169th day of 2020 and the 91st day of spring.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that requiring the recitation of Bible verses and the Lord’s Prayer in public schools is unconstitutional.

In 1972, five people were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C.

In 1994, a televised police chase ended in the arrest of O.J. Simpson for the murders of his ex-wife and her friend.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), composer; M.C. Escher (1898-1972), artist; Ralph Bellamy (1904-1991), actor; Newt Gingrich (1943- ), U.S. politician; Barry Manilow (1943- ), singer-songwriter; Greg Kinnear (1963- ), actor; Venus Williams (1980- ), tennis player.

TODAY’S FACT: “In God We Trust” became the official U.S. national motto after an act of Congress in 1956.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1962, 22-year-old Jack Nicklaus beat Arnold Palmer by three strokes and became the youngest golfer to win the U.S. Open since 1923.

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“Look at me, look at me, I’m a loser, I’m a winner / I’m good, I’m bad, I’m a Christian, I’m a sinner / I’m humble, I’m loud, I’m righteous, I’m a killer / What I’m doing, I’m saying that I’m human” — Kendrick Lamar

TODAY’S NUMBER:4 — months it took to reassemble the Statue of Liberty before its dedication in October 1886. It was shipped to the United States in 350 pieces and arrived in New York City on this day in 1885 from France.

TODAY’S MOON: Between last quarter moon (June 12) and new moon (June 20).