Today in History: Thursday, June 22, 2017

AP Highlight in History: On June 22, 1911, Britain's King George V was crowned at Westminster Abbey. AP Photo
On this date in: 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated for the second time. 1868 Arkansas was re-admitted to the Union. 1870 Congress created the Department of Justice. 1938 Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling of Germany in the first round of their rematch in New York City's Yankee Stadium. AP Photo 1940 France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris during World War II. 1941 Germany invaded the Soviet Union during World War II. AP Photo 1944 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the GI Bill of Rights, authorizing a broad package of benefits for World War II veterans. 1945 The World War II battle for Okinawa ended; 12,520 Americans and 110,000 Japanese were killed in the 83-day campaign. 1969 Singer-actress Judy Garland died at age 47. 1970 President Richard Nixon signed a measure lowering the voting age to 18. 1977 Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell began serving a sentence for his role in the Watergate cover-up. 1981 Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing rock musician John Lennon. 1986 Diego Maradona scored both goals in Argentina's 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal victory over England in Mexico City – including one that he punched in, unseen by the referee. When asked about the play later, Maradona said, "It was the hand of God." AP Photo/Carlo Fumagalli 1992 The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that hate-crime laws that ban cross-burning and similar expressions of racial bias violate free-speech rights. 1993 Former first lady Pat Nixon died at age 81. 2009 Jon and Kate Gosselin, stars of the reality TV series "Jon & Kate Plus 8," announced plans to divorce. 2011 President Barack Obama announced he would pull home 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by the following summer.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Dingbat Actress Meryl Streep turns 68 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini Name Profession Age Kris Kristofferson Country singer, actor 81 Brit Hume Broadcast journalist 74 Peter Asher Singer (Peter and Gordon) 73 David L. Lander Actor ("Laverne and Shirley") 70 Todd Rundgren Rock singer, musician 69 Alan Osmond Singer (The Osmonds) 68 Lindsay Wagner Actress ("The Bionic Woman") 68 Elizabeth Warren U.S. senator, Communist-Mass. 68 Graham Greene Actor 65 Cyndi Lauper Singer 64 Tracy Pollan Actress 57 Clyde Drexler Basketball Hall of Famer 55 Amy Brenneman Actress 53 Dan Brown Author ("The Da Vinci Code") 53 Mary Lynn Rajskub Actress ("24") 46 Carson Daly TV personality 44 Donald Faison Actor ("Scrubs") 43 Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Communist-Calif., turns 84 years old today. AP Photo/Susan Walsh