This Day in History

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 10 1752 Benjamin Franklin flies kite during thunderstorm On June 10, 1752, Benjamin Franklin was said to have flown a kite during a thunderstorm to collect ambient electrical charge in a Leyden jar, enabling him to demonstrate the connection between lightning and electricity. Franklin became interested in electricity in the mid-1740s, a time when much was still unknown ... read more Africa 1980 Nelson Mandela writes from prison American Revolution 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 Colonial America 1692 First Salem witch hanging Crime 2002 Doughnut truck thief arrested Great Depression 1935 Alcoholics Anonymous founded 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 1940 Italy declares war on France and Great Britain

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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 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 China 1989 China issues warrant for Tiananmen dissident sheltering in U.S. embassy Exploration 1788 Russian explorer Izmailov arrives at Yakutat Bay, Alaska Great Britain 1509 Henry VIII marries his first wife, Catherine of Aragon Middle East 1967 Six-Day War ends Sports 1955 Race car at Le Mans crashes into spectators, killing 82 Vietnam War 1963 Buddhist immolates himself in protest World War II 1944 D-Day landing forces converge

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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 21st Century 2016 Terrorist gunman attacks Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida 2017 Otto Warmbier returns from North Korean prison in a coma COLD WAR 1982 One million people demonstrate in New York City against nuclear weapons 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 India 1975 Indira Gandhi convicted of election fraud Sports 1920 Big Red sets record at Belmont Stakes U.S. Presidents 1924 George Herbert Walker Bush is born 1944 John F. Kennedy receives medals

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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, an... read more American Revolution 1777 Lafayette arrives in South Carolina to serve alongside General Washington Ancient Middle East 323 B.C. Alexander the Great dies Art, Literature, and Film History 1962 Stanley Kubrick's "Lolita" released Black History 1967 Thurgood Marshall appointed to Supreme Court Crime 2006 Jurors begin deliberations in Susan Polk trial Middle Ages 1381 Peasant army marches into London Space Exploration 1983 Pioneer 10 departs solar system U.S. Presidents 1807 Thomas Jefferson subpoenaed in Aaron Burr's treason trial Vietnam War 1971 The New York Times publishes the "Pentagon Papers" Westward Expansion 1805 Meriwether Lewis reaches the Great Falls

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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 Art, Literature, and Film History 1811 Writer and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe is born Crime 1985 TWA flight 847 is hijacked by terrorists 2017 Five people shot, including Republican congressman, at charity baseball game Exploration 1789 Bounty mutiny survivors reach Timor Great Britain 2017 Grenfell Tower fire kills 72 in London Inventions & Science 1951 UNIVAC, the first commercially produced digital computer, is dedicated Latin America 1982 Falklands War ends U.S. Presidents 1922 Warren G. Harding becomes the first president to be heard on the radio 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 American Revolution 1776 Delaware declares independence Art, Literature, and Film History 1300 Dante is named prior of Florence Black History 1877 First African American graduate of West Point Civil War 1863 President Lincoln calls for help in protecting Washington, D.C. 1864 Battle of Petersburg begins Cold War 1946 The United States presents the Baruch Plan Crime 2005 Police search Van der Sloot home in Holloway disappearance Early 20th Century U.S. 1904 Fire on riverboat leaves more than 1,000 dead Exploration 1910 Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition begins U.S. Presidents 1775 George Washington assigned to lead the Continental Army 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 The "Blobel Commando" begins its cover-up of 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 reassemb... read more American Revolution 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill begins Cold War 1953 Soviets crush antigovernment riots in East Berlin Crime 2015 Charleston church shooting Exploration 1579 Sir Francis Drake claims California for England Inventions & Science 1994 O.J. Simpson leads L.A. police on a low-speed chase Native American History 1876 Native Americans score victory at the Battle of the Rosebud Vietnam War 1972 Watergate burglars arrested World War II 1940 France to surrender to Nazis 1940 British and Allied troops continue the evacuation of France, as Churchill reassures his countrymen 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 th... 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 A radio host is gunned down for his controversial views France 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 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 First nickelodeon opens 1971 Carole King has her first #1 hit as a performer 2013 James Gandolfini, TV's Tony Soprano, dies at 51 Civil War 1864 USS Kearsarge sinks CSS Alabama Cold War 1953 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for espionage CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT 1968 “Solidarity Day” rally at Resurrection City Crime 1892 A bloody fingerprint elicits a mother's evil tale in Argentina 1982 Vincent Chin is murdered Inventions & Science 2005 Controversy at U.S. Grand Prix U.S. Politics 1856 First Republican national convention ends Westward Expansion 1868 Father De Smet talks peace with Sitting Bull World War I 1917 Britain's King George V changes royal surname World War II 1944 United States scores major victory against Japanese in Battle of the Philippine Sea