Today is Monday, June 26, the 177th day of 2006. There are 188 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Monday, June 26, the 177th day of 2006. There are 188 days left in the year. On this date in 1963, President Kennedy visits West Berlin, where he makes his famous declaration: "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner).
In 1870, the first section of the boardwalk at Atlantic City, N.J., is opened to the public. In 1900, a commission that includes Dr. Walter Reed begins the fight against the deadly disease yellow fever. In 1917, the first troops of the American Expeditionary Force arrive in France during World War I.
In 1944, the Republican National Convention opens in Chicago with a keynote speech by California Gov. Earl Warren. In 1945, the charter of the United Nations is signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.
June 26, 1981: Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge David McLain enjoins Niles from attempting to discharge Police Chief John Ross because of his age, which is over 70.
Entertainer Donny Osmond, who will be appearing with his sister, Marie, for three shows in Powers Auditorium in July, is greeted by hundreds of fans during an appearance on Youngstown's Federal Plaza.
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that military pension benefits cannot be divided as part of a divorce settlement.
June 26, 1966: A heat wave pushes temperatures in the 90s for the third straight day, and most of Austintown Township has little or no water pressure after a 24-inch water main breaks on Route 46.
Regran Linn Davis, 18, of Kinsman Township in Trumbull County, is crowned Ohio's new Dairy Princess by the American Dairy Council. She is a graduate of Joseph Badger High School and will be attending Kent State University.
A $700,000-facelift is under way for a block-long area of Idaho Street in Farrell's business district.
June 26, 1956: Architect's plans are being completed and bids will be let in the fall for Salem's new $2.5 million high school.
A state investigator tours Struthers and Campbell to determine if the cities are eligible for emergency aid to repair damage done by a flash flood.
The FBI joins the hunt for Alfred Wilson, a Warren truck driver on the loose after killing two women and a 16-year-old girl. Pictures of Wilson are being distributed nationwide.
June 26, 1931: Reports that Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co. and Bethlehem Steel Corp. have reached a settlement that would end the long legal dispute over the proposed merger of the companies sends the stocks for both rising, helping to fuel an overall increase in the stock market.
The census bureau reports that 37.7 percent of Youngstown's total population of 170,000 were engaged in gainful employment in 1930, with the largest number, 22,493, working in the steel mills.