Events, Births and Deaths Happening on this Date

1844

The Young Men's Christian Association was founded in London.

1925

Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corp.

1933

America's first drive-in movie theater opene, in Camden, N.J. by Richard Hollingshead, an auto parts dealer. by 1958 there were 4,000 of the outdoor theaters across the country.

1934

The Securities and Exchange Commission was established.

1942

Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of Midway.

1944

The D-Day invasion of Europe took place during World War II as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.

1966

Black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.

1978

California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a primary ballot initiative calling for major cuts in property taxes.

1982

Israeli forces invaded Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Organization fighters out of the country. Israeli withdrew in June 1985.

1985

Authorities in Brazil exhumed a body later identified as the remains of Dr. Josef Mengele, the notorious ''Angel of Death'' of the Nazi Holocaust.

1989

Burial services were held for Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Below, Khomeini's body spills out of its coffin while being carried by frenzied mourners.

1990

A federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., declared as obscene the 2 Live Crew album ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be.'' The decision was overturned on appeal.

1799

American orator Patrick Henry died in Charlotte County, Va.

1968

Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, a day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.