TODAY HISTORY IN

Today is Wednesday, June 17, the 169th day of 2020. There are 197 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On June 17, 1972, President Richard Nixon’s eventual downfall began with the arrest of five burglars inside the Democratic headquarters in Washington, D.C.’s Watergate complex.

On this date:

■ In 1775, the Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill resulted in a costly victory for the British, who suffered heavy losses.

■ In 1986, President Ronald Reagan announced the retirement of Chief Justice Warren Burger, who was succeeded by William Rehnquist.

Ten years ago: Israel agreed to ease its three-year-old land blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

Five years ago: Nine people were shot to death in a historic African-American church in

Charleston, South Carolina; suspect Dylann Roof was arrested the following morning.

One year ago: Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, collapsed in court while on trial and died; Morsi had been ousted by the military in 2013 after a year in office.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Peter Lupus is 88. Movie director Ken Loach is 84. Singer Barry Manilow is 77. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is 77. Comedian Joe Piscopo is 69. Actor Greg Kinnear is 57. Actorcomedian Will Forte is 50. Latin pop singer Paulina Rubio is 49. Tennis player Venus Williams is 40. Rapper Kendrick Lamar is 33. Actor Damani Roberts is 24.

Thought for Today: “One has two duties — to be worried and not to be worried.” — E.M. Forster, British author (18791970).