On June 6, 1844, the Young Men’s Christian Association was founded in London.
In 1925 Walter Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler Corp.
In 1933 the first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, N.J.
In 1934 the Securities and Exchange Commission was established.
In 1942 Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of Midway.
In 1944 Allied forces launched their invasion of Europe, on what became known as D-Day.
In 1966 black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.
In 1978 California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a primary ballot initiative calling for major cuts in property taxes.
In 1982 Israeli forces invaded Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Organization fighters out of the country.
In 1995 U.S. astronaut Norman Thagard broke NASA’s space endurance record of 84 days, one hour and 16 minutes, aboard the Russian space station Mir.
In 1996 the Senate narrowly rejected a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
In 2000 Unilever agreed to buy Bestfoods for $20.3 billion in a deal creating the world’s biggest food company.
In 2001 Democrats assumed control of the U.S. Senate when Sen. James Jeffords of Vermont left the Republican Party to become an independent.
In 2005 the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that people who smoke marijuana because their doctors recommend it to ease pain can be prosecuted for violating federal drug laws.
