On June 10.1854 ; The first class of United States Naval Academy students graduate. source
On June 10.1854 ; The first class of United States Naval Academy students graduate.
On June 10.1864 ; American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi. source
On June 10.1864 ; American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.
On June 11.1805 ; A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory. source
On June 11.1805 ; A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory.
On June 11.1825 ; The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City. source
On June 11.1825 ; The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.
On June 12.1944 ; American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan. source
On June 12.1944 ; American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan.
On June 12.1963 ; Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith. source
On June 12.1963 ; Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith.
On June 12.1978 ; David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings. source
On June 12.1978 ; David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings.
On June 13.2002 ; The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. source
On June 13.2002 ; The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
On June 14.1789 ; Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky. source
On June 14.1789 ; Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
On June 15. 1804 ; New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document. source
On June 15. 1804 ; New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.
On June 15.1836 ; Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state. source
On June 15.1836 ; Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state.
On June 15.1916 ; United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter. source
On June 15.1916 ; United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
On June 15.1921 ; Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent. source
On June 15.1921 ; Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent.
On June 16.1944 ; At age 14, George Junius Stinney, Jr. becomes the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century. source
On June 16.1944 ; At age 14, George Junius Stinney, Jr. becomes the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century.
On June 17.1885 ; The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. source
On June 17.1885 ; The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
On June 17.1898 ; The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established. source
On June 17.1898 ; The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
On June 17.1901 ; The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT. source
On June 17.1901 ; The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
On June 17.1948 ; A Douglas DC-6 carrying United Airlines Flight 624 crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board. source
On June 17.1948 ; A Douglas DC-6 carrying United Airlines Flight 624 crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board.
On June 18.1873 ; Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election. source
On June 18.1873 ; Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
On June 18.1953 ; A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129. source
On June 18.1953 ; A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.
On June 19.1983 ; Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. source
On June 19.1983 ; Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
On June 20.1893 ; Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother. source
On June 20.1893 ; Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother.
On June 19.1941 ; The United States Army Air Corps is deprecated to being the American training and logistics section of what is known until 1947 as the United States Army Air Forces, just two days before Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union. source
On June 19.1941 ; The United States Army Air Corps is deprecated to being the American training and logistics section of what is known until 1947 as the United States Army Air Forces, just two days before Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.
On June 21.1929 ; An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico. source
On June 21.1929 ; An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
On June 21.1970 ; Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy, largest ever US corporate bankruptcy up to this date. source
On June 21.1970 ; Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy, largest ever US corporate bankruptcy up to this date.
On June 22.1839 ; Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot are assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which had resulted in the Trail of Tears. source
On June 22.1839 ; Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot are assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which had resulted in the Trail of Tears.
On June 22.1942 ; Pledge of Allegiance formally adopted by US Congress source
On June 22.1942 ; Pledge of Allegiance formally adopted by US Congress
On June 24.1813 ; Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army. source
On June 24.1813 ; Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army.
On June 25.1788 ; Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution. source
On June 25.1788 ; Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
On June 25.1910 ; The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come. source
On June 25.1910 ; The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.