CAMILLE BOHANNON

Nazi Germany’s troops entered Paris on this day in 1940. As Paris became occupied loud speakers announced the implementation
of a curfew being imposed for 8 p.m.

A French civilian weeping as German soldiers marched into Paris.

Also on this same day in 1940, the Nazis opened their concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland. 

Trans World Airlines Flight 847 was a flight from Cairo to San Diego with in 
route stops in Athens, Rome, Boston, and Los Angeles. On the morning of 
Friday, June 14, 1985 Flight 847 was hijacked shortly after take off from
Athens. The hijackers were seeking the release of 700 Shi’ite Muslims from
Israeli custody.

United States Navy diver Robert Stethem (below) was murdered, and his
body was thrown onto the tarmac. Dozens of passengers were held hostage
over the next two weeks until released by their captors after some of their
demands were met.

Robert Stethem

On this day in 1777, The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the
"Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States. The Flag
Resolution stated "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made
of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars,
white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation." On May 20, 1916,
President Woodrow Wilson (below) officially proclaimed June 14 "Flag Day"
as a commemoration of the "Stars and Stripes."

Thomas Woodrow Wilson
(December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924)

Donald Trump played football, soccer, and baseball at the New
York Military Academy as a teenager. He later graduated from 
the prestigious Wharton School of Business.

SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown ordered all flags at public institutions
be flown at half-staff Tuesday for Peace Officers Memorial Day. The order is
in effect from sunrise to sunset.

Brown said …“I extend my sincere gratitude to all those who serve in our communities and have dedicated their lives to keeping Oregon safe.”

President Donald Trump also issued a federal proclamation that flags should
be flown at half-staff to honor the fallen heroes Tuesday.

DAVID MELENDY

Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers on
this day in1991. The scene was captured on amateur video.

The deadly L.A. rioting began almost immediately after jurors set the above officers, involved in the Rodney King beating, free on April 29,
1992.

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922)

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer,
and innovator who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone
and founding the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T)
in 1885.

Alexander Graham Bell places the first New York to Chicago call in
1892.

The "Star Spangled Banner," written by Francis Scott Key, was
adopted as the American national anthem on this day in 1931. The
song was originally a poem known as "Defense of Fort McHenry."

The first issue of Time magazine was published on this day in
1923 and featured Speaker Joseph G. Cannon on the cover. The
magazine was founded and originally run by Henry Luce (below).

Henry Robinson Luce
(April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967)

Steve Fossett Completed his solo Around The World Flight without
refueling on this day in 2005.

James Stephen “Steve” Fossett
(April 22, 1944 – c. September 3, 2007)

The deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history occurred Sunday evening in Las Vegas, Nevada.