Today in History - History - June 13th

1937Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs against St Louis Browns

1981Tom Snyder interviews Charles Manson on "Tomorrow"

2000President Kim Dae Jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.

1967Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st black Supreme Court justice

195353rd US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 283 at Oakmont CC in Oakmont PA

1985"Prizzi's Honor", starring Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, and Anjelica Huston, is released

1927Ticker-tape parade welcomes Charles A Lindbergh to NYC

1976Bob Marley performs in Amsterdam

1828Simon Bolívar proclaimed dictator

1993YokoZuna beats Hulk Hogan to become WWF champ

1953Tim Allen, Denver Colorado, comedian (Tim-Home Improvement, Jungle2Jungle)

1897Paavo Johannes Nurmi, Finland, 5K runner (Olympic-gold-1920/24/28)

1892Basil Rathbone, Johannesburg South Africa, actor (Sherlock Holmes)

1951Mike Weaver, Gatesville Texas, WBA World Heavyweight Champion

1986Ashley Fuller Olsen, twin actress (Michelle-Full House)

1731Martha Washington, Kent County, Virginia, 1st US First Lady (1789-97)

1850Poet laureate Alfred Tennyson (40) weds Emily Sellwood (36)

1859Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted (37) weds Mary Cleveland

1625English king Charles I marries French princess Henriette

1525Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.

2014Chuck Noll, NFL head coach (Pittsburgh Steelers), dies of natural causes at 82

2008Tim Russert, American television host, NBC News Meet the Press moderator, dies at 58