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