On June 5.1888 ; The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place. source
On June 5.1888 ; The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
On June 5.1941 ; World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing. source
On June 5.1941 ; World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.
On June 5.1946 ; A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people. source
On June 5.1946 ; A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people.
On June 7.1893 ; Mohandas Gandhi commits his first act of civil disobedience. source
On June 7.1893 ; Mohandas Gandhi commits his first act of civil disobedience.
On June 8.1867 ; Coronation of Franz Joseph as King of Hungary following the Austro-Hungarian compromise (Ausgleich). source
On June 8.1867 ; Coronation of Franz Joseph as King of Hungary following the Austro-Hungarian compromise (Ausgleich).
On June 9.1794 ; Robespierre inaugurates the French Revolution's new state religion, the Cult of the Supreme Being, with large organized festivals all across France. source
On June 9.1794 ; Robespierre inaugurates the French Revolution's new state religion, the Cult of the Supreme Being, with large organized festivals all across France.
On June 9.1967 ; Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident occurs, killing 34 and wounding 171. source
On June 9.1967 ; Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident occurs, killing 34 and wounding 171.
On June 12.1775 ; American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock source
On June 12.1775 ; American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock
On June 13.1990 ; First day of the June 1990 Mineriad in Romania. At least 240 strikers and students are arrested or killed in the chaos ensuing from the first post-Ceaușescu elections. source
On June 13.1990 ; First day of the June 1990 Mineriad in Romania. At least 240 strikers and students are arrested or killed in the chaos ensuing from the first post-Ceaușescu elections.
On June 14.1994 ; The Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup from Vancouver, causing an estimated CA$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries. source
On June 14.1994 ; The Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup from Vancouver, causing an estimated CA$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries.
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 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 17.1944 ; Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic. source
On June 17.1944 ; Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
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 18.1948 ; Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. source
On June 18.1948 ; Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
On June 20.1840 ; Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph. source
On June 20.1840 ; Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph.
On June 20.1862 ; Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated. source
On June 20.1862 ; Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated.
On June 20.1900 ; Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China. source
On June 20.1900 ; Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.
On June 20.1990 ; Asteroid Eureka is discovered. source
On June 20.1990 ; Asteroid Eureka is discovered.
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 22.1990 ; Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin. source
On June 22.1990 ; Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.
On June 22.2012 ; Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco. source
On June 22.2012 ; Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
On June 22.2015 ; The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All 6 of the gunmen are killed, with 18 people injured source
On June 22.2015 ; The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All 6 of the gunmen are killed, with 18 people injured
On June 23.1931 ; Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane. source
On June 23.1931 ; Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane.
On June 23.1946 ; The National Democratic Front wins a landslide victory in the municipal elections in French India. source
On June 23.1946 ; The National Democratic Front wins a landslide victory in the municipal elections in French India.
On June 23.2013 ; Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope. source
On June 23.2013 ; Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.
On June 24.1894 ; Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio. source
On June 24.1894 ; Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
On June 24.1916 ; Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract. source
On June 24.1916 ; Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
On June 25.1993 ; Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada. source
On June 25.1993 ; Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
On June 26.1889 ; Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo. source
On June 26.1889 ; Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.