By The Associated Press

              - Today is Saturday, June 26, the 177th day of 1999. There are 188
                days left in the year.

              - On June 26, 1959, President Eisenhower joined Britain's Queen
                Elizabeth II in ceremonies officially opening the St. Lawrence
                Seaway.
              - In 1870 the first section of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J.,
                was opened to the public.
              - In 1900 a commission that included Dr. Walter Reed began the fight
                against the deadly yellow fever disease.
              - In 1917 the first troops of the American Expeditionary Force arrived
                in France during World War I.
              - In 1919 the New York Daily News was first published.
              - In 1945 the United Nations charter was signed by 50 countries in San
                Francisco.
              - In 1948 the Berlin Airlift began in earnest after the Soviet Union
                cut off land and water routes to the isolated western sector of
                Berlin.
              - In 1963 President Kennedy visited West Berlin, where he made his
                famous declaration: "Ich bin ein Berliner."
              - In 1968 Chief Justice Earl Warren announced his intent to resign
                from the Supreme Court.
              - In 1975 citing what she called a "deep and widespread conspiracy"
                against her government, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared
                a state of emergency.
              - In 1979 heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali confirmed to
                reporters that he'd sent a letter to the World Boxing Association
                resigning his title, saying his third announced retirement was
                indeed final.

              - Ten years ago the Supreme Court ruled the death penalty may be
                imposed for murderers who committed their crimes as young as age 16,
                and for mentally retarded killers as well.
              - Five years ago hundreds of thousands of homosexuals gathered in New
                York City to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn
                riot, considered the birth of the gay-rights movement. An Israeli
                commission found that a Jewish settler had acted alone when he shot
                and killed 29 Muslims in a Hebron mosque, rejecting Palestinian
                claims of a conspiracy.
              - One year ago the Supreme Court issued a landmark sexual harassment
                ruling, putting employers on notice that they can be held
                responsible for supervisors' misconduct even if they knew nothing
                about it.
 

              *Happy Birthday*
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              - Actress Eleanor Parker is 77.
              - Jazz musician-film composer Dave Grusin is 65.
              - Singer Billy Davis Jr. (The Fifth Dimension) is 59.
              - Actor Clive Francis is 53.
              - Actor Robert Davi is 45.
              - Singer-musician Mick Jones (The Clash; Big Audio Dynamite) is 44.
              - Rock singer Chris Isaak is 43.
              - Rock singer Patty Smyth is 42.
              - Actor Mark McKinney is 37.
              - Rock singer Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays) is 36.
              - Rock musician Colin Greenwood (Radiohead) is 30.
              - Actor Chris O'Donnell is 29.
              - Actress Kaitlin Cullum is 13.