MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011

Today is Monday, June 13, the 164th day of 2011. There are 201 days left in the year.

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

1611 ― John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication

1777 ― Marquis de Lafayette lands in U.S.

1900 ― China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Christians

1927 ― Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A. Lindbergh to NYC

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 four weeks

1971 ― NY Times began publishing ``The Pentagon Papers"

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