MOMENTS IN TIME

• On June 4, 1986, Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling topsecret U.S. military intelligence information to Israel and is sentenced to life in prison. The former Navy intelligence analyst sold enough classified documents to fill a medium-sized room and had been paid approximately $50,000.

• On June 5, 1949, bestselling thriller writer Ken Follett is born in Wales to a devout Christian family that does not allow television, radio or movies. As a result, Follett became a voracious reader. He wrote 10 novels before finally breaking through with "The Eye of the Needle."

• On June 6, 1992, New York Mets first baseman Eddie Murray drives in the 1,510th run of his career, breaking Mickey Mantle's record for career RBIs (runs batted in) by a switch hitter. Murray was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003 in his first year of eligibility.

• On June 7, 1959, in one of the most lucrative contracts of its time, Paramount agrees to pay Jerry Lewis $10 million to appear in 14 films. In 1946, Lewis teamed up with singer and comedian Dean Martin, and the two clowned their way through 18 films before splitting up in 1956.

• On June 8, 1896, President Grover Cleveland asks federal departments to investigate how many "aliens," or foreign nationals, are currently employed in the federal government. Cleveland believed that the government carried the authority to "prevent the influx of elements hostile to its internal peace and security."

• On June 9, 1973, Secretariat becomes the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win America's coveted Triple Crown -- the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. In 1999, ESPN ranked Secretariat No. 35 in its list of the Top 50 North American athletes of the 20th century, the only non-human on the list.

• On June 10, 1935, in New York City, two recovering alcoholics found Alcoholics Anonymous, a 12-step rehabilitation program. Today there are more than 80,000 local groups in the United States, with an estimated membership of almost 2 million people.