Today is Wednesday, June 20, the 172nd day of 2012. There are 194 days left in the year.

1402 ― Battle of Angora (Ankara); Tatars defeat Turkish Army

1791 ― King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution

1837 ― Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901

1867 ― President Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska

1944 ― Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency

1963 ― U.S. and USSR agree to set up ``Hot Line"

1967 ― Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services

1988 ― “Price is Right” model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera

1990 ― 40,000-50,000 die in a 7.6-richter earthquake in Iran

1990 ― Nelson Mandela lands in NYC to begin a tour of the U.S.