On This Day: June 13 On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda vs. Arizona decision, ruling that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police. On June 13, 1865, William Butler Yeats, the Irish Nobel Prize-winning writer and poet was born. Following his death on Jan. 28, 1939, his obituary appeared in The Times. 1900 Chinas Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Chinese Christians erupted. 1966 The Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police. 1971 The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of Americas involvement in Vietnam. 1981 A teen-ager fired six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II during a parade in London. 1983 The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system as it crossed the orbit of Neptune. 1994 A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blamed recklessness by Exxon Corp. and Capt. Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the nations worst oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages. 1996 An 81-day standoff ended as 16 members of the anti-government Freemen group surrendered to the FBI and left their Montana ranch. 1997 A jury voted unanimously to give Timothy McVeigh the death penalty for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. 2004 Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 80th birthday with a 13,000-foot parachute jump over his presidential library in College Station, Texas. 2005 Singer Michael Jackson was acquitted on charges of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland ranch. 2009 Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of a disputed Iranian presidential vote, touching off weeks of mass demonstrations. Current Birthdays United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon turn years old today. Actress Kat Dennings (2 Broke Girls) turn years old today. 1932 Bob McGrath, Actor (Sesame Street), turns 82 1939 Siegfried, Magician (Siegfried & Roy), turns 75 1943 Malcolm McDowell, Actor, turns 71 1947 Jerrold Nadler, U.S. representative, D-N.Y., turns 67 1951 Stellan Skarsgard, Actor, turns 63 1951 Richard Thomas, Actor (The Waltons), turns 63 1953 Tim Allen, Actor, comedian (Home Improvement), turns 61 1962 Ally Sheedy, Actress, turns 52 1962 Hannah Storm, TV host, turns 52 1974 Steve-O, Actor (Jackass), turns 40 1978 Ethan Embry, Actor, turns 36 1986 Ashley Olsen, Actress, turns 28 1986 Mary-Kate Olsen, Actress, turns 28
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