Today is Friday, June 22, the 174th day of 2012. There are 192 days left in the year.
1772 ― Slavery outlawed in England
1815 ― Second abdication of Napoleon (after Waterloo)
1847 ― Doughnut created
1874 ― Dr. Andrew T Sill, of Macon, Missouri, finds science of osteopathy
1911 ― King George V of England crowned
1938 ― Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of 1st round at Yankee Stadium
1940 ― France falls to Nazi Germany; armistice signed, France disarmed
1941 ― Germany declares war on Soviet Union during WW II
1959 ― Eddie Lubanski bowls two consecutive perfect games
1986 ― Pirate Radio Euro Weekend (Holland) begins transmitting