On June 5.1916 ; Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position. source
On June 5.1916 ; Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position.
On June 5.1975 ;The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum on remaining in the European Economic Community (EEC). source
On June 5.1975 ;The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum on remaining in the European Economic Community (EEC).
On June 7.1810 ; The newspaper Gazeta de Buenos Ayres is first published in Argentina. source
On June 7.1810 ; The newspaper Gazeta de Buenos Ayres is first published in Argentina.
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 7.1938 ; The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight. source
On June 7.1938 ; The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
On June 7.1971 ; The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. source
On June 7.1971 ; The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
On June 8.1992 ; The first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. source
On June 8.1992 ; The first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Benjamin Franklin was America's first political cartoonist. His drawing of a snake divided into eight parts was published in Philadelphia in 1754. source
Benjamin Franklin was America's first political cartoonist. His drawing of a snake divided into eight parts was published in Philadelphia in 1754.
The first revelation of the Quran to the prophet Muhammad is in the month of Ramadan. source
The first revelation of the Quran to the prophet Muhammad is in the month of Ramadan.
On June 9.1929 ; Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. source
On June 9.1929 ; Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
On June 9.2004 ; The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882. source
On June 9.2004 ; The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882.
On June 10.1793 ; The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later, it becomes the first public zoo. source
On June 10.1793 ; The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later, it becomes the first public zoo.
On June 10.1829 ; The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London. source
On June 10.1829 ; The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London.
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 10.1947 ; Saab produces its first automobile. source
On June 10.1947 ; Saab produces its first automobile.
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 11.1892 ; The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia. source
On June 11.1892 ; The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
On June 11.1895 ; Paris–Bordeaux–Paris is sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race". source
On June 11.1895 ; Paris–Bordeaux–Paris is sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race".
On June 11.1907 ; George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket. source
On June 11.1907 ; George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket.
On June 12.1994 ; The Boeing 777, the world's largest twinjet, makes its first flight. source
On June 12.1994 ; The Boeing 777, the world's largest twinjet, makes its first flight.
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 14.1839 ; Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta. source
On June 14.1839 ; Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta.
On June 14.1919 ; John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight. source
On June 14.1919 ; John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
On June 15.1667 ; The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys. source
On June 15.1667 ; The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
On June 15.1670 ;The first stone of Fort Ricasoli is laid down in Malta. source
On June 15.1670 ;The first stone of Fort Ricasoli is laid down in Malta.
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 15.1936 ; First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber. source
On June 15.1936 ; First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
On June 16.1884 ; The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park. source
On June 16.1884 ; The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
On June 16.1963 ; Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. source
On June 16.1963 ; Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
On June 17.1843 ;The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori and British settlers in the New Zealand Wars, takes place. source
On June 17.1843 ;The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori and British settlers in the New Zealand Wars, takes place.