Today is Wednesday, June 24, the 175th day of 2009. There are 190 days left in the year.
IN THE NATION
1807: A grand jury in Richmond, Va., indicted former Vice President Aaron Burr on charges of treason and high misdemeanor. (He was later acquitted).
1983: The space shuttle Challenger — carrying America’s first woman in space, Sally K. Ride — coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
IN THE WORLD
1948: Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the western allies to organize the Berlin Airlift. 2008: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe refused to give into pressure from Africa and the West, saying the world can “shout as loud as they like” but he would not cancel an upcoming runoff election even though his opponent had quit the race.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
Rock musician Jeff Beck is 65. Actress Sherry Stringfield is 42. Orlando Magic guard J.J. Redick is 25.
The Associated Press
