TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Tuesday, June 26, the 177th day of 2018. There are 188 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On June 26, 1948, the Berlin Airlift began in earnest after the Soviet Union cut off land and water routes to the isolated western sector of Berlin.

On this date:

In 1483, Richard III began his reign as King of England (he was crowned the following month at Westminster Abbey).

In 1541, Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, was slain in Lima by rival conquistadors.

In 1870, the first section of Atlantic City, N.J.’s Boardwalk was opened to the public.

Ten years ago: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a handgun ban in the District of Columbia as it affirmed, 5-4, that an individual right to gun

ownership existed.

Five years ago: New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was arrested in the shooting death of Odin Lloyd; Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder.

One year ago: President Trump welcomed India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House as the two leaders heralded an increasingly close strategic partnership.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Josef Sommer is 84. Singer Billy Davis Jr. is 80. Rock singer Georgie Fame is 75. Singer Brenda Holloway is 72. Actor Sean Hayes is 48. Actress Aubrey Plaza is 34. Actress-singer Ariana Grande is 25.

Thought for Today: “Nothing is improbable until it moves into the past tense.”—George Ade, American writer (1866-1944).