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Today in History for June 18: In 1464, Roman Catholic Pope Pius II organized a crusade against the Turks, but died before he could meet up with his allies. Soon after, the crusading mentality died out. In 1812, the U.S.

Today in Music History for June 16: In 1929, 62-year-old Otto Funk completed a 183-day, 6,600-km walk from San Francisco to New York. He was said to have played his violin every step of the way.

Today in History for June 15: On this date: In 1215, King John signed the Magna Carta -- granting his barons more liberty and marking the birth of responsible government in England.

Today in Music History for June 21: In 1821, Henry Baker, compiler of "Hymns Ancient and Modern," the unofficial Anglican Church hymnal, was born. In 1908, the nationalist Russian composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov died at age 64.

Today in History for June 19: In 325, the month-long Council of Nicea closed. Known as the first ecumenical council in the history of the Church, it formulated the "Nicene Creed" and established the method for calculating when Easter falls.

Today in Music History for June 20: In 1779, Dorothy Ann Thrupp, English devotional writer and author of the hymn, "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us," was born.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 6: Singer-songwriter Gary (U.S.) Bonds is 86. Country singer Joe Stampley is 82. Jazz pianist Monty Alexander is 81. Actor Robert Englund (Freddie Krueger) is 78. Folk singer Holly Near is 76.

Today in Music History for June 6: In 1939, singer Gary U.S. Bonds, whose real name is Gary Anderson, was born in Jacksonville, Fla. Bonds had a string of energetic dance records in the early '60s, topped by "Quarter to Three," which reached No.

Today in History for June 6: In 1683, the first public museum, The Ashmolean, was opened in Oxford, England. In 1844, the YMCA -- the Young Men's Christian Association -- was founded in London by George Williams and a group of associates.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 5: Broadcast journalist Bill Moyers is 91. Former prime minister Joe Clark is 86. Author Dame Margaret Drabble is 86. Singer Colm Wilkinson is 81. Country singer Don Reid of the Statler Brothers is 80.