THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013

Today is Thursday, June 20, the 171st day of 2013. There are 194 days left in the year.

1402 ― Battle of Angora (Ankara); Tatars defeat Turkish Army

1791 ― King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution

1837 ― Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV, and ruled for 63 years ending in 1901

1895 ― First female doctor of science earned (Caroline Willard Baldwin)

1939 ― Test flight of first rocket plane using liquid propellants

1963 ― U.S. and USSR agree to set up “hot line”

1967 ― Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services

1968 ― Jim Hines becomes first person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds

1990 ― 40,000-50,000 die in a (7.6) earthquake in Iran

1990 ― Nelson Mandela lands in NYC to begin a tour of the U.S.