FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2008

Today is Friday, June 13, the 165th day of 2008. There are 201 days left in the year.

1373 _ Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world's oldest) signed

1774 _ Rhode Island becomes first colony to prohibit importation of slaves

1777 _ Marquis de Lafayette lands in U.S.

1900 _ China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Christians

1940 _ Paris evacuated before the German advance

1966 _ Supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights

1970 _ Beatles' ``Let It Be," album goes No. 1 and stays No. 1 for 4 weeks

1971 _ New York Times began publishing ``The Pentagon Papers"

1980 _ U.N Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela

1981 _ 39 Unification Church couples wed in Germany