Today in History: Wednesday, June 21, 2017

AP Highlight in History:  On June 21, 1788, the U.S. Constitution went into effect as New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.
On this date in: 1834 Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent for his reaping machine. 1905 Philosopher, author and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris. 1963 Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini was chosen to succeed the late Pope John XXIII as head of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Paul VI. 1964 Three civil rights workers disappeared in Philadelphia, Miss. Their bodies were found buried in an earthen dam six weeks later. AP Photo 1964 Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a perfect game in a 6-0 victory over the New York Mets. AP Photo 1973 The Supreme Court ruled that states may ban materials found to be obscene according to local standards. 1977 Menachem Begin became Israel's sixth prime minister. 1982 John Hinckley Jr. was found innocent by reason of insanity in the shootings of President Ronald Reagan and three others. 1985 Scientists announced that skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were those of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele. 1989 The Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment. 1997 The Women's National Basketball Association made its debut. 2005 Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old former Ku Klux Klansman, was found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Miss., 41 years to the day earlier. 2010 Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty to charges of plotting a failed car bombing in New York's Times Square. (He was later sentenced to life in prison.)		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, turns 35 years old today. AP Photo/Chris Jackson Name Profession Age Bernie Kopell Actor ("The Love Boat") 84 Mariette Hartley Actress 77 Joe Flaherty Comedian ("SCTV") 76 Ray Davies Rock singer, musician (The Kinks) 73 Meredith Baxter Actress ("Family Ties") 70 Michael Gross Actor ("Family Ties") 70 Joey Kramer Rock musician (Aerosmith) 67 Nils Lofgren Rock musician (The E Street Band) 66 Berke Breathed Cartoonist ("Bloom County") 60 Kathy Mattea Country singer 58 Doug Savant Actor ("Desperate Housewives") 53 Lana Wachowski Writer, director ("Matrix" movies) 52 Allison Moorer Country singer 45 Kris Allen Singer ("American Idol") 32 Rebecca Black Singer 20 Actress Juliette Lewis turns 44 years old today. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello