TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Wednesday, June 20, the 171st day of 2018. There are 194 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On June 20, 1893, a jury in New Bedford, Massachusetts, found Lizzie Borden not guilty of the ax murders of her father and stepmother.

On this date:

In 1782, Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States, featuring the emblem of the bald eagle.

In 1921, U.S. Rep. Alice Mary Robertson, R-Okla., became the first woman to preside over a session of the House of Representatives.

In 1943, race-related rioting erupted in Detroit; federal troops were sent in two days later to quell the violence that resulted in more than 30 deaths.

Ten years ago: Lightning began sparking more than 2,000 fires across northern and central California, eventually burning over a million acres.

Five years ago: The Food and Drug Administration approved unrestricted sales of the morning-after pill, lifting all age limits on the contraceptive.

One year ago: A runoff election between Republican Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff was held in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District; Handel was declared the winner with 52 percent of the vote to Ossoff’s 48.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Olympia Dukakis is 87. Singersongwriter Brian Wilson is 76. Singer Anne Murray is 73. TV personality Bob Vila is 72. Producer Tina Sinatra is 70. Rhythm and blues singer Lionel Richie is 69. Actor John Goodman is 66. Actress Maria Lark is 21.

Thought for Today: “A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.”—James Joyce, Irish poet (1882-1941).