Today is Monday, June 20, the 173rd day of 2016. There are 193 days left in the year.
1782 — Congress approves Great Seal of U.S. & the eagle as it’s symbol
1789 — Oath of the Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken
1791 — King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution
1819 — Savannah becomes first steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)
1863 — West Virginia admitted as 35th U.S. state
1867 — Pres Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska
1895 — First female doctor of science earned (Caroline Willard Baldwin)
1939 — Test flight of first rocket plane using liquid propellants
1943 — National Congress of Racial Equality organizes