Milestones

Monday, June 06, 2011

    • CANCELED

    The NFL Rookie Symposium, an annual seminar that educates new players about life in the league; it is the first large NFL event called off because of the lockout.

    WON

    The Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, by Shackleford, whose victory ensures that for the 33rd straight year, no horse will win all three races.

    BANNED

    Marmite, in Denmark; the polarizing British spread made from brewer's yeast falls under Danish legislation forbidding food with added vitamins.

    DECIDED

    By a federal judge, that Jared Lee Loughner is not competent to stand trial for trying to assassinate Representative Gabrielle Giffords in January.

    RETURNED

    To the U.S., the downed helicopter used in the Osama bin Laden raid; the aircraft was partly destroyed by U.S. commandos after a hard landing during the operation.

    DIED

    Edward Hardwicke, 78, prolific English theater actor, best remembered for playing Dr. Watson in the popular late-'80s British television version of Sherlock Holmes.