1178 - Five Canterbury monks see what was possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of the moon's distance (on the order of metres) are a result of this collision.
1928 - Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she was a passenger; Wilmer Stutz was pilot and Lou Gordon, mechanic).
1954 - Pierre Mendès-France becomes Prime Minister of France
1959 Governor of LouisianaEarl K. Long is committed to a state mental hospital; he responds by having the hospital's director fired and replaced with a crony who proceeds to proclaim him perfectly sane.
On June 22, Division II presidents and chancellors will meet at a summit in San Diego to chart the next course for the Division.
The NCAA national office has already received enough override requests to require the Division I Board of Directors to reconsider adoption of a proposal that restricts the way financial aid is distributed to baseball student-athletes and limits the maximum number of student-athletes on a squad.
Division III working group suggests possible restructuring models After reviewing extensive research about current and potential future membership, a Division III working group is suggesting a pair of possible models for a restructuring of the Association to accommodate growth.