Today is Friday, June 22, the 174th day of 2012. There are 192 days left in the year.

1772 ― Slavery outlawed in England

1815 ― Second abdication of Napoleon (after Waterloo)

1847 ― Doughnut created

1874 ― Dr. Andrew T Sill, of Macon, Missouri, finds science of osteopathy

1911 ― King George V of England crowned

1938 ― Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of 1st round at Yankee Stadium

1940 ― France falls to Nazi Germany; armistice signed, France disarmed

1941 ― Germany declares war on Soviet Union during WW II

1959 ― Eddie Lubanski bowls two consecutive perfect games

1986 ― Pirate Radio Euro Weekend (Holland) begins transmitting