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This Date in History (June 20th)

1791 – King Louis XVI of France attempted to flee the country in the so-called Flight to Varennes, but was caught.

1967 – boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The conviction was later overturned by the Supreme Court.

1997 – The tobacco industry agreed to a massive settlement in exchange for relief from mounting lawsuits and legal bills.

2001 – Andrea Yates drowned her five children in the bathtub in her family’s home in Houston. (She was later found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a state hospital.)

2002 – The U.S. Supreme Court declared that executing mentally retarded murderers was unconstitutionally cruel.

2007 – President George W. Bush vetoed an embryonic stem cell bill for the second time.