TODAY IN HISTORYTODAY <$>is Monday, June 17, the 168th day of 2002. There are 197 days left in the year.

ON THIS DATE<$>

In 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

In 1940, France asked Germany for terms of surrender in the Second World War.

In 1963, the US Supreme Court struck down rules requiring the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer or reading of biblical verses in public schools.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

“History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.” — Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat.