At present is Friday, June 20, the 171st day of 2025. There are 194 days left within the 12 months. Summer season begins right this moment.
At present in historical past:
On June 20, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service legal guidelines by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to 5 years in jail. (Ali’s conviction would finally be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court docket).
Additionally on this date:
In 1782, the Continental Congress permitted the Nice Seal of the US, that includes the logo of the bald eagle.
In 1837, Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne following the demise of her uncle, King William IV.
In 1893, a jury in New Bedford, Massachusetts, discovered Lizzie Borden not responsible of the ax murders of her father and stepmother.
In 1943, race-related rioting erupted in Detroit; federal troops have been despatched in by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to quell the violence that resulted in additional than 30 deaths.
In 1947, gangster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was shot useless on the Beverly Hills, California, dwelling of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill, probably on the order of mob associates.
In 1972, three days after the arrest of the Watergate burglars, President Richard Nixon met on the White Home along with his chief of employees, H.R. Haldeman; the secretly made tape recording of this assembly ended up with a infamous 18 1/2-minute hole.
In 2002, within the case Atkins v. Virginia, the Supreme Court docket dominated in a 6-3 choice that executing folks with mental disabilities certified as merciless and strange punishment and was subsequently in violation of the Eight Modification.
At present’s Birthdays:
- Filmmaker Stephen Frears is 84.
- Musician-songwriter Brian Wilson is 83.
- Singer Anne Murray is 80.
- TV character Bob Vila is 79.
- Musician Lionel Richie is 76.
- Actor John Goodman is 73.
- Rock bassist Michael Anthony (Van Halen) is 71.
- Rock bassist John Taylor (Duran Duran) is 65.
- Actor Nicole Kidman is 58.
- Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez is 57.
- Actor Josh Lucas is 54.
- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is 50.
- Actor Christopher Mintz-Plasse is 36.
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