This Day in History

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY May 27 1939 Ship carrying hundreds of Jewish refugees, fleeing Nazi Germany, is turned away in Cuba A boat carrying 937 refugees, almost all of whom are Jews fleeing Nazi persecution, is turned away from Havana, Cuba, on May 27, 1939. Only 28 immigrants are admitted into the country. After appeals to the United States and Canada for entry are denied, the rest are forced to sail back to Europe... read more 19th CENTURY 1831 Comanche kill mountain man Jedediah Smith 1887 Chinese gold miners are slaughtered in the Hells Canyon Massacre American Revolution 1813 Thomas Jefferson writes to John Adams Art, Literature and Film History 1897 “Dracula” goes on sale in London 1949 Marilyn Monroe poses for “red velvet” nude photo session 1963 Dylan's breakthrough album, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan," is released INVENTIONS & SCIENCE 1986 African American inventor Lonnie Johnson patents the Super Soaker water gun Landmarks 1937 Golden Gate Bridge opens Russia 1703 St. Petersburg founded by Peter the Great 1905 The Battle of Tsushima 1994 Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn returns to Russia after exile U.S. Presidents 1941 FDR proclaims an unlimited national emergency in response to Nazi threats Vietnam War 1971 Sweden announces support to Viet Cong World War II 1940 British evacuation of Dunkirk turns savage as Germans commit atrocity 1941 British navy sinks the German battleship Bismarck 1943 U.S. Olympian Louis Zamperini's plane goes down in the Pacific

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY May 28 1961 Appeal for Amnesty campaign launches On May 28, 1961, the British newspaper The London Observer publishes British lawyer Peter Benenson's article "The Forgotten Prisoners" on its front page, launching the Appeal for Amnesty 1961—a campaign calling for the release of all people imprisoned in various parts of the world because of the pea... read more AFRICAN HISTORY 1991 Ethiopian capital falls to rebels, ending 17 years of Marxist rule Art, Literature and Film History 1935 John Steinbeck publishes "Tortilla Flat" 1983 Irene Cara has a #1 pop hit with the "Flashdance" theme 1998 Comic Phil Hartman killed by wife Colonial America 1754 First blood of the French and Indian War CRIME 1936 A single horsehair helps convict the killer of Nancy Titterton 2005 Murder suspect removed after three days perched on crane EXPLORATION 1588 Spanish Armada sets sail to secure English Channel Inventions & Science 1937 Volkswagen is founded MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY 1964 Palestine Liberation Organization is founded 2010 Terrorists attack Ahmadiyya mosques in Pakistan Native American History 1830 Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act into law Sports 1957 Baseball owners allow Dodgers and Giants to move 2006 Barry Bonds hits 715th home run to pass Babe Ruth on MLB list World War I 1918 U.S. troops score victory at Cantigny

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY May 29 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach Everest summit At 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which at 29,035 feet above sea level is the highest point on earth. The two, part of a British expedition, made their final assault on ... read more 19th CENTURY 1848 Wisconsin enters the Union 21st CENTURY 2014 Laverne Cox becomes first transgender person to appear on the cover of TIME magazine American Revolution 1780 British Colonel Tarleton gives "quarter" in South Carolina Art, Literature and Film History 1913 Controversial ballet "The Rite of Spring" shocks audience in its Paris premiere 2003 Bob Hope celebrates 100th birthday Black History 1851 Sojourner Truth delivers powerful speech on African American women's rights SPORTS 2005 Danica Patrick becomes first woman to lead Indy 500 U.S. Presidents 1917 Future President John F. Kennedy is born World War II 1942 German authorities decree that Parisian Jews must wear a yellow star

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY May 30 1431 Joan of Arc is burned at the stake for heresy At Rouen in English-controlled Normandy, Joan of Arc, the peasant girl who became the savior of France, is burned at the stake for heresy. Joan was born in 1412, the daughter of a tenant farmer at Domremy, on the borders of the duchies of Bar and Lorraine. In 1415, the Hundred Years War between England... read more 19th CENTURY 1868 Civil War dead honored on Decoration Day AFRICAN HISTORY 1967 Republic of Biafra proclaimed Art, Literature and Film History 1593 Playwright Christopher Marlowe killed in tavern brawl 1967 “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is published Cold War 1990 Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Washington for a summit Crime 1899 Bandit Pearl Hart holds up an Arizona stagecoach 1997 Jonathan Levin is tortured and killed by his former student Space Exploration 1971 Mariner 9 departs for Mars Sports 1911 First Indianapolis 500 held U.S. Presidents 1806 Future president Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel 1922 Former President Taft dedicates Lincoln Memorial World War I 1913 The First Balkan War ends World War II 1942 Japanese American Fred Korematsu is arrested for resisting internment 1943 Auschwitz gets a new doctor: “the Angel of Death”

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY May 31 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre begins Beginning on the night of May 31, 1921, thousands of white citizens in Tulsa, Oklahoma descended on the city's predominantly Black Greenwood District, burning homes and businesses to the ground and killing hundreds of people. Long mischaracterized as a race riot, rather than mass murder, the Tulsa... read more AFRICAN HISTORY 1902 The Boer War ends in South Africa Art, Literature and Film History 1819 Poet Walt Whitman, author of "Leaves of Grass," is born 1930 Actor and director Clint Eastwood is born 1977 The BBC bans the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" Crime 1921 Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti go on trial for murder 1964 Serial killer known as the “Pied Piper of Tucson” murders his first victim EUROPEAN HISTORY 1859 Big Ben starts ticking over London for the first time Holocaust 1962 Architect of the Holocaust hanged in Israel Inventions & Science 1929 Ford Motor Company signs agreement with Soviet Union MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY 1996 Benjamin Netanyahu elected prime minister of Israel Natural Disasters & Environment 1889 More than 2,000 die in the Johnstown Flood U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 2005 Identity of "Deep Throat," source who helped unravel the Watergate scandal, is revealed World War I 1916 Battle of Jutland, greatest naval battle of WWI, begins

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 1 1980 CNN launches On June 1, 1980, CNN (Cable News Network), the world's first 24-hour television news network, makes its debut. The network signed on from its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, with a lead story about the attempted assassination of civil rights leader Vernon Jordan. CNN went on to change... read more 19th CENTURY 1871 Old West outlaw John Wesley Hardin arrives in Abilene American Revolution 1779 Benedict Arnold is court-martialed Art, Literature and Film History 1926 Marilyn Monroe born 1967 The Beatles release "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" 2008 Universal Studios fire Cold War 1990 George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev agree to end production of chemical weapons Crime 2004 Opening statements begin in Scott Peterson murder trial INVENTIONS & SCIENCE 1974 Dr. Heimlich first publishes his technique for rescuing choking victims Women's History 1968 Writer and lecturer Helen Keller dies World War II 1941 Crete falls to German forces

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 2 1935 Babe Ruth retires On June 2, 1935, Babe Ruth, one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, ends his Major League playing career after 22 seasons, 10 World Series and 714 home runs. The following year, Ruth, a larger-than-life figure whose name became synonymous with baseball, was one of the first five players... read more American Revolution 1774 Parliament completes the Coercive Acts with the Quartering Act Art, Literature and Film History 1989 "Dead Poets Society" released in selected theaters BLACK HISTORY 2015 Harlem Hellfighter Henry Johnson awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor COLD WAR 1954 Senator Joseph McCarthy charges communists are in the CIA Crime 1985 Killing spree by dual killers is put to an end 1997 Timothy McVeigh convicted for Oklahoma City bombing EUROPEAN HISTORY 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Inventions & Science 1970 Race car driver and designer Bruce McLaren dies in crash Native American History 1924 Congress enacts the Indian Citizenship Act Sports 1985 English football clubs banned from Europe 2015 FIFA president Sepp Blatter announces resignation amidst corruption scandal U.S. Presidents 1886 Grover Cleveland gets married in the White House

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 3 1943 Zoot Suit Riots begin in Los Angeles On June 3, 1943, a group of U.S. sailors marches through downtown Los Angeles, carrying clubs and other makeshift weapons and attacking anyone wearing a “zoot suit”—the baggy wool pants, oversized coats and porkpie hats favored by many young men of color at the time... read more Art, Literature and Film History 1936 Western author Larry McMurtry is born 1956 Rock 'n' roll is banned in Santa Cruz, California ASIAN HISTORY 1989 Crackdown at Tiananmen begins Civil War 1864 Union disaster at Cold Harbor Crime 2010 Joran van der Sloot arrested for murder in South America EUROPEAN HISTORY 1937 Duke of Windsor weds American socialite Wallis Simpson 2017 Terrorists attack London Bridge Space Exploration 1965 First American astronaut walks in space U.S. Presidents 1800 President John Adams arrives in Washington, D.C., as the new capital city is being built World War I 1915 Austro-German troops recapture Przemysl fortress from Russians 1916 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs National Defense Act World War II 1940 Germans bomb Paris, killing hundreds of civilians

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 4 1989 Chinese crackdown on protests leads to Tiananmen Square Massacre Chinese troops storm through Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters. The brutal Chinese government assault on the protesters shocked the West and brought denunciations and sanctions from the United States. In May 1989, nearly a million... read more 19th CENTURY 1876 Express train crosses the nation in 83 hours Art, Literature and Film History 1940 "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," Carson McCullers' debut novel, is published 1976 Several dozen people witness historic Sex Pistols set Crime 1986 Jonathan Pollard admits to selling top-secret information to Israel 2003 Martha Stewart indicted for securities fraud and obstruction of justice Inventions & Science 1896 Henry Ford test-drives his "Quadricycle" U.S. POLITICS 1972 Communist activist Angela Davis acquitted U.S. CONSTITUTION 1919 Congress passes the 19th amendment, paving the way for women to vote Vietnam War 1961 Kennedy and Khrushchev agree on neutrality for Laos World War I 1916 Brusilov Offensive, one of the most successful ground operations of WWI, begins World War II 1940 Operation Dynamo at Dunkirk ends 1942 Battle of Midway begins 1944 The U-505, a submarine from Hitler's deadly fleet, is captured

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 5 1968 Robert F. Kennedy is fatally shot Senator Robert Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. Immediately after he announced to his cheering supporters that the country was ready to end its fractious divisions, Kennedy was shot several times by 22-year-old Palestinian Sirhan... read more 1980s 1981 First scientific report on AIDS is published Art, Literature and Film History 1956 Elvis rocks "The Milton Berle Show" 2004 Jennifer Lopez marries Marc Anthony Cold War 1947 U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall calls for aid to Europe CRIME 2013 Edward Snowden discloses U.S. government operations EUROPEAN HISTORY 1963 British Secretary of War John Profumo resigns amid sex scandal MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY 1967 Six-Day War begins Natural Disasters & Environment 1870 Constantinople burns, killing thousands U.S. Presidents 1888 President Cleveland denies widow her husband's military pension 2004 Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan dies VIETNAM WAR 1969 Bloody 10-day battle at “Hamburger Hill” begins World War II 1944 Allies prepare for D-Day

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 6 1944 D-Day: Allies storm Normandy’s coast On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the go-ahead for the largest amphibious military operation in history: Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of northern France, commonly known as D-Day. By daybreak, 18,000 British and American parachutists... read more Art, Literature and Film History 1933 First drive-in movie theater opens 1971 "The Ed Sullivan Show" airs for the very last time 1998 "Sex and the City" premieres on HBO ASIAN HISTORY 1981 Train derails in India, killing hundreds 1984 Indian army storms Golden Temple BLACK HISTORY 1966 Civil rights activist James Meredith shot Civil War 1865 Outlaw William Quantrill dies in military prison after being shot by Union soldiers Crime 1997 A teenaged mother gives birth and murders her baby at the prom NATURAL DISASTERS & ENVIRONMENT 1889 The Great Seattle Fire U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 1856 Sitting president Franklin Pierce denied his party’s nomination for reelection U.S. Presidents 1833 President Jackson rides the Iron Horse Vietnam War 1964 U.S. reconnaissance jet shot down over Laos World War I 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood begins

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 7 1913 First successful ascent of Denali On June 7, 1913, Hudson Stuck, an Alaskan missionary, leads the first successful ascent of Denali (formerly known as Mt. McKinley), the highest point on the American continent at 20,320 feet. Stuck, an accomplished amateur mountaineer, was born in London in 1863. After moving to the United States... read more 1960s 1965 U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Connecticut law banning contraception 1968 Mr. Rogers airs special episode addressing the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy American Revolution 1776 Lee Resolution presented to Continental Congress Art, Literature and Film History 1937 Actress Jean Harlow dies 1976 "New York" magazine publishes the story that becomes "Saturday Night Fever" ASIAN HISTORY 1893 Gandhi's first act of civil disobedience Black History 1979 Texas passes a bill becoming the first state in the nation to make Juneteenth an official state holiday Crime 2002 Michael Skakel convicted of 1975 murder in Greenwich EUROPEAN HISTORY 1939 King George VI becomes the first British monarch to visit the U.S. Native American History 1866 Chief Seattle dies near the city named for him Natural Disasters & Environment 1692 Earthquake destroys Jamaican town U.S. Presidents 1966 Ronald Reagan nominated for governor of California World War II 1942 Battle of Midway ends

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 8 1968 James Earl Ray, suspect in Martin Luther King Jr. assassination, is arrested James Earl Ray, an escaped American convict, is arrested in London, England, and charged with the assassination of African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. On April 4, 1968, in Memphis, King was fatally wounded by a sniper's bullet while standing on the balcony outside his second... read more Art, Literature and Film History 1949 George Orwell's "1984" is published 1984 "Ghostbusters" released COLD WAR 1949 FBI report names Hollywood figures as communists EXPLORATION 1924 Final sighting of George Mallory on Mount Everest Inventions & Science 1948 First Porsche completed MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY 1967 Israel attacks USS Liberty Native American History 1874 Apache chief Cochise dies Religion 632 Muhammad, founder of Islam, dies Sports 1966 NFL and AFL announce merger U.S. Politics 1968 Senator Robert F. Kennedy buried 1972 Shirley Chisholm visits her opponent George Wallace in the hospital

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 9 1973 Secretariat wins Triple Crown in breathtaking style With a spectacular victory at the Belmont Stakes, Secretariat becomes the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win America's coveted Triple Crown: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. In one of the finest performances in racing history, Secretariat... read more 19th CENTURY 1856 Handcart pioneers depart for Salt Lake City 1893 23 die in collapse of Ford's Theatre, site of Lincoln assassination ART, LITERATURE AND FILM HISTORY 1956 Best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell is born COLD WAR 1954 "Have you no sense of decency?" Sen. Joseph McCarthy is asked in hearing Vietnam War 1964 CIA report challenges "domino theory" World War I 1915 William Jennings Bryan resigns as U.S. secretary of state

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 10 1692 First Salem witch hanging In Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Bridget Bishop, the first colonist to be tried in the Salem witch trials, is hanged after being found guilty of the practice of witchcraft. Trouble in the small Puritan community began in February 1692, when nine-year-old Elizabeth Parris and 11-year-old Abigail Williams, the daughter... read more AFRICAN HISTORY 1980 Nelson Mandela’s first major political statement from prison is published American Revolution 1772 British vessel burned off Rhode Island 1775 John Adams proposes a Continental Army Art, Literature and Film History 1881 Tolstoy disguises himself as a peasant and leaves on a pilgrimage 1928 "Where the Wild Things Are" author Maurice Sendak is born 2007 Last episode of "The Sopranos" airs Cold War 1953 Eisenhower rejects calls for U.S. isolationism Crime 2002 Doughnut truck thief arrested Great Depression 1935 Alcoholics Anonymous founded INVENTION & SCIENCE 1752 Benjamin Franklin flies kite during thunderstorm MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY 1967 Six-Day War ends Sports 1944 Joe Nuxhall makes MLB debut at 15 Vietnam War 1968 General Westmoreland gives farewell press conference in Saigon World War II 1940 Norway surrenders to Germany Italy declares war on France and Great Britain 1942 In brutal reprisal, Nazis annihilate Czech village of Lidice

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 11 1963 University of Alabama desegregated Facing federalized Alabama National Guard troops, Alabama Governor George Wallace ends his blockade of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and allows two African American students to enroll on June 11, 1963... read more American Revolution 1776 Congress appoints Committee of Five to draft the Declaration of Independence ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST 323 B.C. Alexander the Great dies Art, Literature and Film History 1949 Hank Williams, Sr., makes his Grand Ole Opry debut 1979 John Wayne dies 1982 "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" released ASIAN HISTORY 1989 China issues warrant for Tiananmen dissident sheltering in U.S. embassy EUROPEAN HISTORY 1509 Henry VIII marries his first wife, Catherine of Aragon Exploration 1788 Russian explorer Izmailov arrives at Yakutat Bay, Alaska Sports 1955 Race car at Le Mans crashes into spectators, killing 83 U.S. PRESIDENTS 1944 John F. Kennedy receives medal for gallantry Vietnam War 1963 Buddhist immolates himself in protest

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 12 1987 President Reagan challenges Gorbachev to "Tear down this wall" On June 12, 1987, in one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down" the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the repressive Communist era in a divided Germany. In 1945, following Germany's defeat in World War II, the nation's capital, ... read more 19th CENTURY 1898 Philippine independence declared 1980s 1982 One million people demonstrate in New York City against nuclear weapons 21st CENTURY 2016 Terrorist gunman attacks Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida ASIAN HISTORY 1975 Indira Gandhi convicted of election fraud Black History 1963 Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is assassinated Crime 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman murdered Holocaust 1942 Anne Frank receives a diary Sports 1920 Big Red sets record at Belmont Stakes 1974 Under pressure, Little League Baseball allows girls to play U.S. Presidents 1924 George Herbert Walker Bush is born WORLD WAR II 1944 D-Day landing forces converge

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 13 1966 The Miranda rights are established On June 13, 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that all criminal suspects must be advised of their rights before interrogation. Now considered standard police procedure, "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can, and will... read more 19th CENTURY 1805 Meriwether Lewis reaches the Great Falls 21st CENTURY 2017 Otto Warmbier returns from North Korean prison in a coma American Revolution 1777 Lafayette arrives in South Carolina to serve alongside General Washington Art, Literature and Film History 1962 Stanley Kubrick's "Lolita" premieres in New York Black History 1967 Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court Crime 2006 Jurors begin deliberations in Susan Polk trial Middle Ages 1381 Peasant army marches into London Space Exploration 1983 Pioneer 10 crosses the orbit of Neptune U.S. Presidents 1807 Thomas Jefferson subpoenaed in Aaron Burr's treason trial Vietnam War 1971 The New York Times publishes the "Pentagon Papers"

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 14 1777 Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that "the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white" and that "the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation." The national flag, which became known... read more 19th CENTURY 1846 California's Bear Flag Revolt begins AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 U.S. Army founded Art, Literature and Film History 1811 Writer and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe is born BLACK HISTORY 1877 First African American graduate of West Point COLD WAR 1946 The United States presents the Baruch Plan Crime 1985 TWA flight 847 is hijacked by terrorists 2015 Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s mother, Dee Dee, found stabbed to death 2017 Five people shot, including Republican congressman, at charity baseball game EUROPEAN HISTORY 2017 Grenfell Tower fire kills 72 in London Exploration 1789 Bounty mutiny survivors reach Timor Inventions & Science 1951 UNIVAC, the first commercially produced digital computer in the U.S., is dedicated LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY 1982 Falklands War ends Vietnam War 1968 Dr. Spock convicted for aiding draft resisters World War I 1917 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson gives Flag Day address World War II 1940 Germany invades Paris

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 15 1215 King John puts his seal on Magna Carta Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on Magna Carta, or "the Great Charter." The document, essentially a peace treaty between John and his barons, guaranteed that the king would respect feudal rights and privileges, uphold the freedom of... read more 19th CENTURY 1846 U.S.-Canadian border established west of the Rocky Mountains American Revolution 1775 Congress votes to have George Washington lead the Continental Army 1776 Delaware declares independence Art, Literature and Film History 1300 Dante is named prior of Florence Civil War 1863 President Lincoln calls for new militia from Mid-Atlantic states 1864 Battle of Petersburg begins Crime 2005 Police search Van der Sloot home in Holloway disappearance EARLY 20th CENTURY U.S. 1904 Riverboat fire leaves more than 1,000 dead Exploration 1910 Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition begins LANDMARKS 2012 Nik Wallenda walks across Niagara Falls on tightrope U.S. Presidents 1974 “All the President’s Men” published, detailing the Watergate scandal Vietnam War 1964 President Johnson decides against asking Congress for authority to wage war World War I 1917 U.S. Congress passes Espionage Act World War II 1943 SS Colonel Paul Blobel launches effort to cover up Nazi atrocities

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 16 1884 First roller coaster in America opens On June 16, 1884, the first roller coaster in America opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York. Known as a switchback railway, it was the brainchild of LaMarcus Thompson, traveled approximately six miles per hour and cost a nickel to ride. The new entertainment was an instant success and by the... read more Art, Literature and Film History 1943 Charlie Chaplin marries Oona O'Neill 1965 Bob Dylan records "Like A Rolling Stone" Civil War 1862 Union thwarted at the Battle of Secessionville Cold War 1961 Russian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev defects from USSR 1977 Leonid Brezhnev is elected Soviet president Crime 1999 SLA member captured after more than 20 years Inventions & Science 1903 Ford Motor Company incorporated Space Exploration 1963 Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space U.S. Presidents 1858 Lincoln warns that America is becoming a "house divided"

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 17 1885 Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor On June 17, 1885, the dismantled Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of America, arrives in New York Harbor after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in 350 individual pieces packed in more than 200 cases. The copper and iron statue, which was reassembled... read more American Revolution 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill begins Cold War 1953 Soviets crush antigovernment riots in East Berlin Crime 1972 Watergate burglars arrested 1994 O.J. Simpson leads L.A. police on a low-speed chase 2015 Charleston church shooting Native American History 1876 Native Americans score victory at the Battle of the Rosebud U.S. PRESIDENTS 1900 Future President Hoover caught in Boxer Rebellion World War II 1940 France signals intention to surrender to the Nazis 1943 FDR's secretary of war stifles Truman's inquiry into suspicious defense plant

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 18 1812 War of 1812 begins The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into law—and the War of 1812 begins. The American war declaration, opposed by a sizable minority in Congress, had been called in response to... read more 1970s 1972 Jet crashes after takeoff at Heathrow, killing 118 people American Revolution 1778 British abandon Philadelphia Art, Literature and Film History 1967 The Monterey Pop Festival reaches its climax Cold War 1979 Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT-II nuclear treaty Crime 1984 Colorado radio host gunned down by white supremacists EUROPEAN HISTORY 1815 Napoleon defeated at Waterloo NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY 1934 Indian Reorganization Act is signed into law Sports 1960 Arnold Palmer wins U.S. Open U.S. Presidents 1798 President John Adams oversees passage of first of Alien and Sedition Acts Women's History 1983 Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space World War II 1940 Hitler and Mussolini meet in Munich

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 19 1865 Abolition of slavery announced in Texas on "Juneteenth" In what is now known as Juneteenth, on June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrive in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War is over and slavery in the United States is abolished. A mix of June and 19th, Juneteenth has become a day to commemorate the end of slavery in America... read more 19th CENTURY 1867 Emperor of Mexico executed 1868 Father De Smet talks peace with Sitting Bull 21st CENTURY 2014 Felipe VI becomes king of Spain after Juan Carlos I abdicates 2006 Construction on Global Seed Vault begins Art, Literature and Film History 1905 Pioneering Nickelodeon theater opens 1971 Carole King has her first #1 hit as a performer 2013 James Gandolfini, TV's Tony Soprano, dies at 51 BLACK HISTORY 1968 “Solidarity Day” rally at Resurrection City Civil War 1864 USS Kearsarge sinks CSS Alabama Cold War 1953 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for espionage Crime 1892 Siblings murdered, first crime solved with fingerprint evidence 1982 Vincent Chin fatally beaten Inventions & Science 2005 Controversy at U.S. Grand Prix U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 1856 First Republican national convention ends World War II 1944 In two-day Battle of the Philippine Sea, U.S. cripples Japanese naval air power

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 20 1975 "Jaws" released in theaters On June 20, 1975, Jaws, a film directed by Steven Spielberg that made countless viewers afraid to go into the water, opens in theaters. The story of a great white shark that terrorizes a New England resort town became an instant blockbuster and the highest-grossing film in movie history until it was... read more 19th CENTURY 1875 Mountain man Joe Meek dies American Revolution 1782 Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States Art, Literature and Film History 1981 "Stars on 45" single reaches the top of the pop charts ASIAN HISTORY 1900 Boxer Rebellion reaches Peking's diplomatic quarter Civil War 1863 West Virginia enters the Union Cold War 1963 United States and Soviet Union agree to establish a nuclear "hot line" Crime 1947 Bugsy Siegel, organized crime boss, is killed EUROPEAN HISTORY 1789 Third Estate makes Tennis Court Oath Inventions & Science 1941 Ford signs first contract with autoworkers' union World War I 1919 German cabinet resigns over Versailles deadlock