Today In History
Today is Saturday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2022. There are 203 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 1993: The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that people who commit “hate crimes” motivated by bigotry may be sentenced to extra punishment.
ON THIS DATE
› 1770: Captain James Cook, commander of the British ship Endeavour, “discovered” the Great Barrier Reef off Australia by running onto it.
› 1776: The Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence calling for freedom from Britain.
› 1919: Sir Barton won the Belmont Stakes, becoming horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner.
› 1938: Johnny Vander Meer pitched the first of two consecutive no-hitters as he led the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the Boston Bees. (Four days later, Vander Meer refused to give up a hit to the Brooklyn Dodgers, who lost, 6-0.)
› 1987: Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term of office as her Conservatives held on to a reduced majority in Parliament.
› 2009: With swine flu reported in more than 70 nations, the World Health Organization declared the first global flu pandemic in 41 years.
› 2020: Louisville, Kentucky, banned the use of “no-knock” warrants and named the new ordinance for Breonna Taylor, who’d been fatally shot by officers who burst into her home.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Former U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y., is 92. International Motorsports Hall of Famer Jackie Stewart is
83. Actor Adrienne Barbeau is 77. Rock musician Frank Beard (ZZ Top) is
73. Animal rights activist Ingrid Newkirk is 73. Singer Graham Russell (Air Supply) is 72. Rock singer Donnie Van Zant is
70. Actor Peter Bergman is 69. Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Montana is
66. Actor Hugh Laurie is
63. TV personality Mehmet Oz, M.D., is 62. Rock musician Dan Lavery (Tonic) is 56. Country singer-songwriter Bruce Robison is 56. Actor Clare Carey is 55. Actor Peter Dinklage is 53. Americana musician Gabe Witcher (Punch Brothers) is 44. U.S. Olympic and WNBA basketball star Diana Taurasi is 40. Actor Shia LaBeouf is 36.