FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2008

Today is Friday, June 6, the 158th day of 2008. There are 208 days left in the year.

1523 _ Gustavus I becomes king of Sweden (Swedish National Day)

1844 _ Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London

1882 _ Electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC

1933 _ First drive-in theatre opens (Camden. N.J.)

1934 _ Securities and Exchange Commission established

1944 _ D-Day: 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France

1972 _ Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia)

1975 _ British voters decide to remain in Common Market

1982 _ 30,000 Israeli troops invade Lebanon to drive out PLO

1984 _ 1,200 die in Sikh ``Golden Temple" uprising India