Today is Wednesday, June 13, the 165th day of 2012. There are 201 days left in the year.
1373 ― Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world's oldest) signed
1900 ― China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Christians
1921 ― Yanks' pitcher Babe Ruth hits two HRs beating Tigers 11-8
1927 ― Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A. Lindbergh to NYC
1940 ― Paris evacuated before the German advance
1946 ― First transcontinental round-trip flight in one day, California-Maryland
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
1983 ― Pioneer 10 becomes first man-made object to leave Solar System