THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012

Today is Thursday, June 21, the 173rd day of 2012. There are 193 days left in the year.

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

1887 ― Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria

1939 ― Doctors reveal Lou Gehrig has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

1943 ― Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead

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

1948 ― Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates ``long playing record," Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's

1948 ― First stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I

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

1970 ― Brazil wins last Jules Rimet Trophy, soccer championship

1989 ― Supreme Court rules OK to burn U.S. flag as a political expression