DAY IN HISTORY

FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022

Today is the 161st day of 2022 and the 83rd day of spring.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1935, Dr. Robert Smith and Bill Wilson founded Alcoholics Anonymous in Akron, Ohio.

In 1964, the U.S. Senate voted to end a filibuster staged in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, clearing the way for the bill’s eventual approval.

In 1967, Israel and Syria agreed to a cease-fire, ending the Six-day War.

In 2003, NASA launched the Mars exploration rover Spirit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Hattie Mcdaniel (18951952), actress; Prince Philip (1921-2021), husband of Queen Elizabeth II; Judy Garland (1922-1969), actress/singer; Nat Hentoff (1925-2017), historian/ author; Maurice Sendak (1928-2012), author/illustrator; Jeanne Tripplehorn (1963- ), actress; Elizabeth Hurley (1965- ), model/ actress; Bill Burr (1968- ), actor/comedian; Tara Lipinski (1982- ), figure skater; Andy Schleck (1985- ), cyclist; Kate Upton (1992), model/actress.

TODAY’S FACT: NASA’S original mission plan for the Spirit called for the rover to last 90 sols (solar days on Mars) and to drive a total of 0.4 miles. Spirit actually operated for approximately 2,208 sols and covered 4.8 miles before getting stuck in soft soil.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1978, Affirmed won the Belmont Stakes, becoming the 11th horse to win horse racing’s Triple Crown.

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“Children do live in fantasy by Andrews Mcmeel Almanac and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do.” -Maurice Sendak

TODAY’S NUMBER: 15 -- age of Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds when he pitched two-thirds of an inning against the St. Louis Cardinals on this day in 1944, becoming the youngest player to ever take the field in a Major League Baseball game.

TODAY’S MOON: Between first quarter moon (June 7) and full moon (June 14).