Today In History

Sat., June 17, 2000

In 1775: The Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill took place near Boston.

In 1885: The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

In 1928: Amelia Earhart embarked on a trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland to Wales - the first by a woman.

In 1940: France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II.

In 1963: The Supreme Court struck down rules requiring the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer or reading of biblical verses in public schools.

In 1971: The United States signed a treaty with Japan under which it would give up control of the island of Okinawa.

In 1972: President Nixon’s downfall began with the arrest of five burglars inside Democratic national headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.

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