Today is Friday, June 20, the 172nd day of 2008. There are 194 days left in the year. Summer arrives

Today is Friday, June 20, the 172nd day of 2008. There are 194 days left in the year. Summer arrives at 7:59 p.m. Eastern time. On this date in 1893, a jury in New Bedford, Mass., finds Lizzie Borden innocent of the ax murders of her father and stepmother.

In 1756, in India, a group of British soldiers is imprisoned in a cell that gains notoriety as the “Black Hole of Calcutta.” However, the exact circumstances — such as the number of prisoners, originally put at 146, and how many of them died — are disputed. In 1782, Congress approves the Great Seal of the United States. In 1837, Queen Victoria accedes to the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV. In 1863, West Virginia becomes the 35th state. In 1943, race rioting erupts in Detroit; federal troops are sent in two days later to quell the violence that results in more than 30 deaths. In 1947, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel is shot dead at the Beverly Hills, Calif., mansion of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill, apparently at the order of mob associates. In 1948, the television variety series “Toast of the Town,” hosted by Ed Sullivan, debuts on CBS.

June 20, 1983: Ohio lawmakers are working to close a loophole that allows fireworks to be sold legally in the state, but legislation won’t be passed in time to restrict sales for the Fourth of July.

Capt. Floyd Crater, Sheriff James A. Traficant Jr.’s new chief deputy, says the sheriff is making some personnel changes in the department, including the elevation of Deputy William Pearch to the position of special investigator.

About 75,000 residents stream to the Youngstown Air Reserve Base for an open house and air show. The main attraction, the Thunderbirds stunt team, is grounded by foul weather.

June 20, 1968: The Youngstown Education Foundation purchases Valley Park Motor Lodge at 521 Wick Ave., directly across from Youngstown State University. It will be converted into faculty offices.

Complaints of prostitution on the near North Side are made for the third time in two months when the Arlington Street Block Club appears before City Council

A Struthers “open housing” ordinance sponsored by Councilmen William Murphy and Michael Papalia fails to receive passage as an emergency measured but is given second reading on a 4-3 vote.

June 20, 1958: George Hunter, a graduate of South High School who has been Mount Union head basketball coach for seven years, is named head basketball coach of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Hunter, 33, is married to the former Jeanette Gourley and has two sons, George and Brian.

Thirty-four employees of the Youngstown District of the Internal Revenue Service are honored with 15-year service pins.

Atty. Michael Flynn Jr., assignment commissioner in Municipal Court, heeds a warning from Judge Robert B. Nevin that he could be fired for amassing 21 delinquent parking tickets dating back to January. Flynn promptly paid $21 in fines at the traffic office.

June 20, 1933: Jack Rappaport, manager of Kline’s Department Store in Youngstown, agrees to a guaranteed minimum wage of $10 a week for all regular full-time employees.

Youngstown Mayor Mark Moore signs a resolution approved by City Council asking the state legislature to put the city in charge of the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District.