The Seven Years' War involved every European great power of the time except the Ottoman Empire, spanning five continents, and affected Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. source
The Seven Years' War involved every European great power of the time except the Ottoman Empire, spanning five continents, and affected Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines.
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 5.1942 ; World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. source
On June 5.1942 ; World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.
On June 7.1862 ; The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade. source
On June 7.1862 ; The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade.
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 8.1887 ; Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator. source
On June 8.1887 ; Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
On June 9.1906 ; Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value. source
On June 9.1906 ; Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
On June 9.1953 ; An F5 tornado hits Beecher, Michigan, killing 116, injuring 844, and destroying 340 homes. source
On June 9.1953 ; An F5 tornado hits Beecher, Michigan, killing 116, injuring 844, and destroying 340 homes.
On June 10.1871 ; Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea. source
On June 10.1871 ; Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
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 13.1969 ; Governor of Texas Preston Smith signs a bill into law converting the former Southwest Center for Advanced Studies, originally founded as a research arm of Texas Instruments, into the University of Texas at Dallas. source
On June 13.1969 ; Governor of Texas Preston Smith signs a bill into law converting the former Southwest Center for Advanced Studies, originally founded as a research arm of Texas Instruments, into the University of Texas at Dallas.
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 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 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 17.1863 ; American Civil War: Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign. source
On June 17.1863 ; American Civil War: Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign.
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 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 19.1812 ; The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison. source
On June 19.1812 ; The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison.
On June 19.1964 ; The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate. source
On June 19.1964 ; The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.
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 23.1810 ; John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company. source
On June 23.1810 ; John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company.
On June 23.1960 ; The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world. source
On June 23.1960 ; The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world.
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.
On June 26.1924 ; The American occupation of the Dominican Republic ends after eight years. source
On June 26.1924 ; The American occupation of the Dominican Republic ends after eight years.
On June 28.1894 ; Labor Day becomes an official US holiday. source
On June 28.1894 ; Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
On June 29.1956 ; The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System. source
On June 29.1956 ; The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.