Today is Saturday, June 14, the 165th day of 2025 with 200 to follow.
This is Flag Day in the United States.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter and Mars.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include writer Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1811; bookseller John Bartlett in 1820; physician Alois Alzheimer in 1864; photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White in 1904; actor/musician Burl Ives in 1909; actor Dorothy McGuire in 1916; Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara in 1928; actor Marla Gibbs in 1931 (age 94); musician Junior Walker in 1931; musician Rod Argent (Zombies/Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band) in 1945 (age 80); President Donald Trump in 1946 (age 79); former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams in 1950 (age 75); Women's Basketball Hall of Fame member Pat Summitt in 1952; actor Will Patton in 1954 (age 71); U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame speed skater Eric Heiden in 1958 (age 67); musician Boy George (Culture Club) in 1961 (age 64); TV journalist Campbell Brown in 1968 (age 57); actor Regan Burns in 1968 (age 57); actor/comedian Faizon Love in 1968 (age 57); actor Yasmine Bleeth in 1968 (age 57); Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh in 1968 (age 57); International Tennis Hall of Fame member Steffi Graf in 1969 (age 56); musician Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction/AC/DC) in 1970 (age 55); comedian/actor Alan Carr in 1976 (age 50); screenwriter Diablo Cody in 1978 (age 47); actor Chauncey Leopardi in 1981 (age 44); musician Lang Lang in 1982 (age 43); actor J.R. Martinez in 1983 (age 42); actor/musician Kevin McHale (NLT) in 1988 (age 37); actor Lucy Hale in 1989 (age 36); musician Jesy Nelson (Little Mix) in 1991 (age 34); actor Daryl Sabara in 1992 (age 33); actor Evan Sabara in 1992 (age 33); musician Gunna in 1993 (age 32); musician Tzuyu (Twice) in 1999 (age 26).
On this date in history:
In 1623, in the first breach-of-promise lawsuit in the United States, the Rev. Greville Pooley sued Cicely Jordan in Charles City, Va., for jilting him for another man.
In 1775, the Continental Congress established the Army as the first U.S. military service.
In 1777, the Stars and Stripes became the national U.S. flag.
In 1922, Warren G. Harding became the first U.S. president to broadcast a message over the radio. The occasion was the dedication of the Francis Scott Key Memorial in Baltimore.
In 1933, the first Superman comic book -- Action Comic No. 1 -- was published.
In 1940, German troops marched down Paris' Champs-Élysées as Allied forces abandoned the French capital.
In 1951, Univac I, the world's first commercial computer, designed for the U.S. Census Bureau, was introduced.
In 1954, the phrase "under God" was formally added to U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.
In 1982, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced a cease-fire with Argentina, bringing to an end the Falkland Islands War after 74 days.
In 1985, Shiite Muslim gunmen highjacked TWA Flight 847 carrying 153 passengers and crew from Athens to Rome. The ordeal ended 17 days later in Beirut, where one of the hostages, a U.S. sailor, was killed.
In 1998, the Chicago Bulls won their sixth NBA title in eight years and third in a row, defeating the Utah Jazz in the championship series.
In 2003, the Czech Republic voted overwhelmingly to join the European Union.
In 2013, Hassan Rouhani was elected president of Iran.
In 2017, Ireland's parliament elected Leo Varadkar, the country's youngest and first openly gay prime minister.
In 2017, a fire at Grenfell Tower, a high-rise apartment building in west London, killed 72 people.
In 2017, a gunman opened fire at a Republican team charity baseball practice in suburban Washington, D.C, seriously injuring House Republican Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana. The shooting also left three others injured by gunfire and two more sustained injuries trying to flee.
In 2022, Canada and Denmark formally settled a territorial dispute dubbed the "Whiskey War" that lasted for nearly 50 years.
In 2023, nearly 80 people died after a boat carrying migrants capsized in Greek waters, the deadliest shipping accident off the nation's coast since the 2015 migrant crisis.
A thought for the day: On her website, Steffi Graf, who won 22 tennis Grand Slam titles, said, "For me, the focus and energy level that I get from physically challenging myself on a daily basis -- not to mention the obvious health benefits -- is irreplaceable."
