On June 13.1881 ; The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack. source
On June 13.1881 ; The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
On June 13.1944 ; World War II: Germany launches a V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs actually hit their targets. source
On June 13.1944 ; World War II: Germany launches a V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs actually hit their targets.
On June 16.1815 ; Battle of Ligny and Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before the Battle of Waterloo. source
On June 16.1815 ; Battle of Ligny and Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before the Battle of Waterloo.
On June 16.1836 ; The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement. source
On June 16.1836 ; The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement.
On June 16.1871 ; The University Tests Act allows students to enter the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology). source
On June 16.1871 ; The University Tests Act allows students to enter the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
The first UK Armed Forces Day took place on 27 June 2009. It replaced Veterans' Day which was first observed in 2006.
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 19.1984 ; A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984–85 UK miners' strike. source
On June 19.1984 ; A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984–85 UK miners' strike.
On June 22.1825 ; The British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America. source
On June 22.1825 ; The British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America.
On June 22.1907 ; The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens. source
On June 22.1907 ; The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
On June 22.1984 ; Virgin Atlantic Airways launches with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport. source
On June 22.1984 ; Virgin Atlantic Airways launches with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport.
On June 24.1981 ; The Humber Bridge is opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It would be the world's longest single-span suspension bridge for 17 years. source
On June 24.1981 ; The Humber Bridge is opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It would be the world's longest single-span suspension bridge for 17 years.
On June 24.1982 ; "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. source
On June 24.1982 ; "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.
On June 25.1983 ; India wins the 1983 Cricket World Cup for the first time at Lord's Cricket Ground, London defeating the West Indies. source
On June 25.1983 ; India wins the 1983 Cricket World Cup for the first time at Lord's Cricket Ground, London defeating the West Indies.
On June 26.1909 ; The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity. source
On June 26.1909 ; The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
On June 27.2007 ; Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. source
On June 27.2007 ; Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997.
On June 28.1859 ; The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. source
On June 28.1859 ; The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
On June 30.1860 ; The Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place. source
On June 30.1860 ; The Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.
On June 30. 1937 ; The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London source
On June 30. 1937 ; The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London
On July 1. 1837 ; A system of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths is established in England and Wales. source
On July 1. 1837 ; A system of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths is established in England and Wales.
On July 1. 1916 ; World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded. source
On July 1. 1916 ; World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
The first official international football match also took place in 1872, between Scotland and England in Glasgow. source
The first official international football match also took place in 1872, between Scotland and England in Glasgow.
On July 3.1967 ; The Aden Emergency: The Battle of the Crater in which the British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders retake the Crater district following the Arab Police mutiny. source
On July 3.1967 ; The Aden Emergency: The Battle of the Crater in which the British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders retake the Crater district following the Arab Police mutiny.
On July 4.1837 ; Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool. source
On July 4.1837 ; Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.
On July 5.1841 ; Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough source
On July 5.1841 ; Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough
On July 5.1948 ; National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom. source
On July 5.1948 ; National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom.
On July 8.1822 ; Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom. source
On July 8.1822 ; Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom.
On July 9.1810 ; Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire. source
On July 9.1810 ; Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire.
On July 11.1848 ; Waterloo railway station in London opens. source
On July 11.1848 ; Waterloo railway station in London opens.
On July 12.1963 ; Pauline Reade, who was 16 years old, disappears on her way to a dance at the British Railways Club in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders. source
On July 12.1963 ; Pauline Reade, who was 16 years old, disappears on her way to a dance at the British Railways Club in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.