TODAY IN HISTORY

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June 13, 1966

The Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional right to consult with an attorney and to remain silent. ALSO ON THIS DATE

1525

German theologian Martin Luther married former nun Katharina von Bora.

1842

Queen Victoria became the first British monarch to ride on a train, traveling from Slough Railway Station to Paddington in 25 minutes.

1865

Nobel Prize-winning poet play wright William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland.

1886

King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowned in Lake Starnberg.

1927

Aviation hero Charles Lindbergh was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.