MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010

Today is Monday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2010. There are 193 days left in the year.

1633 _ Galileo Galilei is forced by Inquisition to ``abjure, curse and detest" his Copernican heliocentric views

1788 _ U.S. Constitution goes into effect as NH is ninth to ratify

1887 _ Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria

1945 _ Japanese forces on Okinawa surrender to U.S. during WW II

1969 _ Zager & Evans release ``In the Year 2525"

1970 _ Brazil wins last Jules Rimet Trophy, soccer championship

1971 _ 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisiana

1987 _ Mike Tyson sexually harasses a parking lot attendant

1990 _ 25,000 die in Iranian Earthquake

1990 _ U.S. House of Reps vote 254-177 to stop U.S. flag burning, doesn't pass