On This Day:
Friday June 20, 2014 This is the 171st day of the year, with 194 days remaining in 2014. Fact of the Day: knitting Knitting is one of several ways to turn thread or yarn into cloth. Unlike woven fabric, knitted fabric consists entirely of horizontal parallel courses of yarn; the courses are joined to each other by interlocking loops in which a short loop of one course of yarn is wrapped over the bight (loop) of another course. Originally a male-only occupation, knitting was first represented by its own trade guild in Paris in 1527.
Holidays Feast day of Edward the Martyr, St. Alban, St. Govan, S.t John of Matera, St. Silverius, pope, St. Bain, and St. Adalbert of Magdeburg.
Argentina: Flag Day.
Events 840 - Vikings sailed up the Seine in France as far as Rouen, for the first time.
1756 - In India, over 140 British subjects were imprisoned in a cell called "the Black Hole of Calcutta" only 23 survived.
1782 - Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States.
1793 - Eli Whitney applied for a cotton gin patent.
1837 - Victoria ascended the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV.
1863 - West Virginia became the 35th state.
1893 - A jury in New Bedford, Massachusetts, found Lizzie Borden innocent of the ax murders of her father and stepmother.
1898 - During the Spanish-American War, the USS Charleston captured the Spanish-ruled island of Guam.
1900 - Chinese nationalists launch the so-called Boxer Rebellion in Peking.
1948 - The variety series "Toast of the Town," hosted by Ed Sullivan, debuted on TV; it became "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1955.
1955 - The AFL and CIO agreed to combine names for a merged group.
1963 - The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to establish a hot line between Washington and Moscow.
1967 - Boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The conviction was later overturned by the Supreme Court.
1977 - Crude oil from the nation's largest oil field began flowing through the trans-Alaska pipeline to the port of Valdez, Alaska.
1993 - The Chicago Bulls became the first NBA team in 27 seasons to win three successive championships.
1997 - The tobacco industry agreed to a massive settlement in exchange for major relief from mounting lawsuits and legal bills.
2001 - Pervez Musharraf was declared the President of Pakistan after winning the electoral college majority.
2003 - The formation of Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. was announced.
Births 1899 - Jean Moulin, French World War II Resistance hero.
1905 - Lillian Hellman, American playwright and screenwriter.
1909 - Errol Flynn, Australian-born American film actor.
1924 - Audie Murphy, American actor.
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