ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC
Today is the 170th day of 2024 and the 92nd day of spring.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1812, President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, initiating the War of 1812.
In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte's Imperial French army was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo after sustaining more than 25,000 casualties.
In 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave his famous "This was their finest hour" speech before the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
In 1983, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.
In 2023, a submersible imploded during an attempt to visit the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing all five people on board.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: E.W. Scripps (1854-1926), publisher; Kay Kyser (1905-1985), bandleader; Sammy Cahn (1913-1993), songwriter; George Mikan (1924-2005), basketball player; Lou Brock (1939-2020), baseball player; Roger Ebert (1942-2013), film critic; Paul McCartney (1942- ), musician/singer-songwriter; Isabella Rossellini (1952- ), actress/model; Angela Johnson (1961- ), author; Blake Shelton (1976- ), singer-songwriter.
TODAY'S FACT: Napoleon Bonaparte amassed the largest army ever in Europe for his invasion of Russia in 1812. At its peak, the Grande Armee consisted of more than 554,000 men.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2000, 24-year-old golfer Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open by 15 strokes, the largest margin of victory ever in a major.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization." -- Roger Ebert
TODAY'S NUMBER: 23 -- minutes of music per side on the 12-inch, 33 1/3 revolutions-per-minute, long-playing records introduced by Columbia Records on this day in 1948.
TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (June 13) and full moon (June 21).