By The Associated Press

              - Today is Monday, June 14, the 165th day of 1999. There are 200 days
                left in the year. This is Flag Day.

              - On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted
                the Stars and Stripes as the national flag.
              - In 1775 the U.S. Army was founded.
              - In 1841 the first Canadian parliament opened in Kingston.
              - In 1846 a group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic
                of California.
              - In 1940 German troops entered Paris during World War II. In
                German-occupied Poland, the Nazis opened their concentration camp
                at Auschwitz.
              - In 1943 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled schoolchildren could not be
                compelled to salute the U.S. flag if doing so would conflict with
                their religious beliefs.
              - In 1954 President Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under
                God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
              - In 1982 Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the
                disputed Falkland Islands.
              - In 1993 President Clinton chose Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an
                advocate of women's rights, to serve on the Supreme Court.

              - Ten years ago House Democrats chose Richard Gephardt to be majority
                leader and William H. Gray to be majority whip. Former President
                Reagan received an honorary knighthood from Britain's Queen
                Elizabeth II. Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was arrested for slapping a
                Beverly Hills motorcycle patrolman.
              - Five years ago President Clinton unveiled a $9.3 billion welfare
                reform plan. Academy Award-winning composer Henry Mancini died in
                Beverly Hills, Calif., at age 70. The New York Rangers won hockey's
                Stanley Cup for the first time in 54 years, defeating the Vancouver
                Canucks.
              - One year ago the Chicago Bulls clinched their sixth NBA
                championship, defeating the Utah Jazz.
 

              *Happy Birthday*
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              - Actress Dorothy McGuire is 83.
              - Actor Gene Barry is 76.
              - Former White House news secretary Pierre Salinger is 74.
              - Actress Marla Gibbs is 68.
              - Actor Jack Bannon is 59.
              - Rock singer Rod Argent (The Zombies; Argent) is 54.
              - Real estate developer Donald Trump is 53.
              - Rock musician Alan White (Yes) is 50.
              - Actor Eddie Mekka is 47.
              - Actor Will Patton is 45.
              - Olympic gold-medal speed skater Eric Heiden is 41.
              - Singer Boy George is 38.
              - Rock musician Chris DeGarmo (Queensryche) is 36.
              - Actress Yasmine Bleeth is 31.
              - Tennis player Steffi Graf is 30.