This Day in History

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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... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 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   Arts & Entertainment 1881 Tolstoy disguises himself as a peasant and leaves on a pilgrimage 1928 “Where the Wild Things Are” author Maurice Sendak is born 1939 Famous scene from “Gone with the Wind” filmed 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   Inventions & 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 1940 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 Two African American students, Vivian Malone and James A. Hood, register for classes at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on June 11, 1963, after federalized Alabama National Guard troops force Alabama Governor George Wallace to halt his blockade and submit to a judge’s order ending... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT American Revolution 1776 Congress appoints Committee of Five to draft the Declaration of Independence   Ancient Middle East 323 B.C. Alexander the Great dies   Arts & Entertainment 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 Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 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,... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 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   Arts & Entertainment 1962 Stanley Kubrick’s “Lolita” premieres in New York   Black History 1967 Thurgood Marshall nominated 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 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 June 14, 1777: 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,... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1846 California’s Bear Flag Revolt begins   1960s 1951 UNIVAC, the first commercially produced digital computer in the U.S, is dedicated   American Revolution 1775 U.S. Army founded   Arts & Entertainment 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 Gunman shoots four people, including GOP congressman, at baseball practice   European History 2017 Grenfell Tower fire kills 72 in London   Exploration 1789 Bounty mutiny survivors reach Timor   Latin American & Caribbean 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,” on June 15, 1215. The document, essentially a peace treaty between John and his barons, guaranteed that the king would respect feudal rights and privileges, uphold the... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 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   Arts & Entertainment 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 1944 American bombers deluge Budapest—with leaflets

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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 Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Arts & Entertainment 1943 Charlie Chaplin marries Oona O’Neill 1961 Russian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev defects from USSR 1965 Bob Dylan records “Like A Rolling Stone”   Civil War 1862 Union thwarted at the Battle of Secessionville   Cold War 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... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT American Revolution 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill begins   Cold War 1953 Soviets crush antigovernment riots in East Berlin   Crime 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   Sports 1976 NBA merges with ABA   U.S. Presidents 1900 Future President Hoover caught in Boxer Rebellion 1972 Watergate burglars arrested   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 June 18, 1812: 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... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1970s 1972 Jet crashes after takeoff at Heathrow, killing 118 people   American Revolution 1778 British abandon Philadelphia   Arts & Entertainment 1967 The Monterey Pop Festival reaches its climax   Cold War 1979 Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT-II nuclear treaty   Crime 1984 Denver 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   Space Exploration 1983 Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space   Sports 1960 Arnold Palmer wins U.S. Open   U.S. Presidents 1798 President John Adams oversees passage of first of Alien and Sedition Acts   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. Despite the fact... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1867 Emperor of Mexico executed 1868 Father De Smet talks peace with Sitting Bull   1960s 1953 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for espionage   21st Century 2006 Construction on Global Seed Vault begins 2014 Felipe VI becomes king of Spain after Juan Carlos I abdicates   Arts & Entertainment 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   Asian American & Pacific Islander History 1982 Vincent Chin fatally beaten   Black History 1968 “Solidarity Day” rally at Resurrection City   Civil War 1864 USS Kearsarge sinks CSS Alabama   Crime 1892 Siblings’ murder becomes first crime solved with fingerprint evidence   Sports 2005 Controversy at U.S. Grand Prix   U.S. Government and Politics 1856 First Republican national convention ends   World War II 1944 In 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... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1875 Mountain man Joe Meek dies   American Revolution 1782 Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States   Arts & Entertainment 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 leader, 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

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 21 1788 U.S. Constitution ratified June 21, 1788: New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last necessary state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby making the document the law of the land. By 1786, defects in the post-Revolutionary War Articles of Confederation were apparent, such as the lack of central authority...  read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1813 France pushed out of Spain in the decisive battle of the Peninsular War  1876 General Santa Anna dies in Mexico City   1980s 1982 John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan, found not guilty   American Revolution 1779 Spain declares war against Great Britain   Arts & Entertainment 1920 Hollywood stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks mobbed by crowds 1956 Arthur Miller refuses to name communists 1965 “Mr. Tambourine Man” is released, and the folk-rock revolution is on   Crime 1964 The KKK kills three civil rights activists 1975 A teenage girl’s boyfriend murders her parents   Latin American & Caribbean History 1916 U.S. General John J. Pershing’s force attacked by Mexican troops    Natural Disasters & Environment 1990 Earthquake devastates Iran   Space Exploration 2004 First privately owned spacecraft, SS1, travels beyond the earth’s atmosphere   U.S. Presidents 1810 Zachary Taylor and Richard Nixon marry their future first ladies   World War II 1942 Allies surrender at Tobruk, Libya

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 22 1944 FDR signs G.I. Bill On June 22, 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill, an unprecedented act of legislation designed to compensate returning members of the armed services—known as G.I.s—for their efforts in World War II. As the last of its sweeping New Deal reforms, Roosevelt’s administration... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT American Revolution 1775 Congress authorizes the issue of Continental currency   Arts & Entertainment 2001 Blockbuster hit movie “The Fast and the Furious” released   Civil War 1864 Confederates strike back in the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road   Crime 2011 Notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger is arrested   Exploration 1611 Henry Hudson set adrift by mutineers   World War I 1898 Author Erich Maria Remarque born   World War II 1941 Germany launches Operation Barbarossa—the invasion of Russia 1945 Battle of Okinawa ends

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 23 1992 Mafia boss John Gotti, aka “Teflon Don,” sentenced to life On June 23, 1992, Mafia boss John Gotti, who was nicknamed the “Teflon Don” after escaping unscathed from several trials during the 1980s, is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on 14 accounts of conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering. Moments after his sentence was read in a... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 21st Century 2013 Wallenda crosses Little Grand Canyon on high wire 2018 Thai soccer team becomes trapped in cave   African History 1956 Gamal Abdel Nasser elected president of Egypt   Arts & Entertainment 1989 Tim Burton’s “Batman” released   Crime 1993 Lorena Bobbitt maims her husband with a kitchen knife   Sports 1972 Title IX enacted   U.S. Presidents 1972 Haldeman encourages Nixon, on tape, to thwart FBI inquiry into Watergate

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 24

1997 U.S. Air Force reports on Roswell On June 24, 1997, U.S. Air Force officials release a 231-page report dismissing long-standing claims of an alien spacecraft crash in Roswell, New Mexico, almost exactly 50 years earlier. Public interest in Unidentified Flying Objects, or UFOs, began to flourish in the 1940s, when developments in... read more

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1980s 1982 Garment workers’ strike begins in New York City’s Chinatown

 

21st Century 2021 98 people die in Surfside condo collapse

 

Arts & Entertainment 1997 Disney pulls Insane Clown Posse album on release day 2005 Tom Cruise raises eyebrows in “Today” show interview

 

Cold War 1948 Soviets blockade West Berlin

 

Colonial America 1675 King Philip’s War begins

 

Crime 1973 UpStairs Lounge arson attack 1993 Unabomber mail bomb injures Yale professor

 

European History 1717 1st Masonic Grand Lodge formed in London 1812 Napoleon’s Grande Armée invades Russia

 

Vietnam War 1970 Senate votes to repeal Gulf of Tonkin resolution

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 25 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn On June 25, 1876, Native American forces led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeat the U.S. Army troops of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn near southern Montana’s Little Bighorn River. Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux leaders, strongly resisted the... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1950s 1950 Korean War begins   1990s 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. airmen   Arts & Entertainment 1988 Teenager Debbie Gibson earns a #1 hit with “Foolish Beat” 2009 “King of Pop” Michael Jackson dies at age 50   Black History 1941 FDR signs order banning discrimination in the defense industry   Civil War 1864 Union begins tunneling toward Rebels at Petersburg   Crime 1910 Congress passes Mann Act, aimed at curbing sex trafficking   Inventions & Science 1956 Last Packard—the classic American luxury car—produced   LGBTQ+ History 1978 First rainbow Pride flag premieres at San Francisco parade   U.S. Presidents 1953 Jacqueline Bouvier and Senator John F. Kennedy announce engagement   Vietnam War 1965 Viet Cong blow up a floating restaurant   Women’s History 1993 Kim Campbell becomes Canada’s first female prime minister   World War I 1915 Germans release statement on use of poison gas at Ypres   World War II 1942 Eisenhower takes command

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 26 1948 U.S. begins Berlin Airlift On June 26, 1948, U.S. and British pilots begin delivering food and supplies by airplane to Berlin after the city is isolated by a Soviet Union blockade. When World War II ended in 1945, defeated Germany was divided into Soviet, American, British and French zones of occupation. The city of Berlin,... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1990s 1993 President Clinton punishes Iraq for plot to kill George H.W. Bush   21st Century 2003 Former U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond dies   Ancient Americas 1541 Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of the Incas, assassinated   Arts & Entertainment 1975 Sonny and Cher’s divorce becomes final   Civil War 1862 Rebels strike Union at the Battle of Mechanicsville   Inventions & Science 1956 Congress approves Federal-Aid Highway Act 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway officially opened 1974 Pack of chewing gum becomes first-ever item scanned with a UPC barcode   LGBTQ+ History 2003 Lawrence v. Texas is decided 2015 Same-sex marriage is made legal nationwide with Obergefell v. Hodges decision   Natural Disasters & Environment 1807 Lightning strikes gunpowder factory in Luxembourg, killing hundreds   U.S. Presidents 1844 President John Tyler weds his second wife 1963 John F. Kennedy claims solidarity with the people of Berlin   World War I 1917 First U.S. troops arrive in France   World War II 1945 United Nations Charter signed

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 27 1950 President Truman orders U.S. forces to Korea On June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announces that he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid the democratic nation in repulsing an invasion by communist North Korea. The United States was undertaking the major military operation, he explained, to enforce a United... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1829 James Smithson, founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution, dies  1844 Religious founder Joseph Smith killed by mob   African History 1976 Ebola breaks out in Sudan   Arts & Entertainment 1922 First Newbery Medal for children’s literature awarded to Hendrik Willem van Loon   Black History 2015 Activist Bree Newsome removes Confederate flag from South Carolina State House   Inventions & Science 1985 Route 66 decertified   Native American History 1864 Colorado governor orders ‘friendly Indians’ to report to Army forts for sanctuary   World War II 1941 British intelligence breaks German “Enigma” key used on the Eastern Front

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 28 1969 The Stonewall Riots begin in NYC’s Greenwich Village Sometime after midnight on June 28, 1969, in what is now regarded by many as history’s first major protest on behalf of equal rights for LGBTQ people, a police raid of the Stonewall Inn—a popular gay club located on New York City‘s Christopher Street—turns violent as patrons and local sympathizers...  read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 21st Century 2007 Bald Eagle removed from list of threatened species   Early 20th Century U.S. 1904 Helen Keller graduates from Radcliffe, first DeafBlind person to earn a B.A.   European History 1519 Charles I of Spain crowned Holy Roman Emperor, becomes Charles V   Inventions & Science 2006 DaimlerChrysler announces Smart Car’s arrival in United States   Natural Disasters & Environment 1992 Two big quakes rock California   Sports 1997 Boxer Mike Tyson bites off part of an opponent’s ear   U.S. Presidents 1836 Former President James Madison dies   Vietnam War 1965 U.S. forces launch first military offensive in Vietnam 1972 Nixon announces draftees will not go to Vietnam   World War I 1914 Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand assassinated   World War II 1940 Hitler takes a tour of Paris 1940 Britain recognizes General Charles de Gaulle as leader of the Free French

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 29 1995 U.S. space shuttle docks with Russian space station On June 29, 1995, the American space shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian space station Mir to form the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth. This historic moment of cooperation between former rival space programs was also the 100th human space mission in American history. At the... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT American Revolution 1776 South Carolina’s Edward Rutledge opposes independence   Arts & Entertainment 1613 The Globe Theatre burns down 1956 Marilyn Monroe weds playwright Arthur Miller 1967 The Rolling Stones fight the law, and the law wins 1967 Actress Jayne Mansfield dies in car crash 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival begins 2003 Academy Award-winning actress Katharine Hepburn dies at age 96   Cold War 1974 Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from USSR   Crime 2001 Boston doctor found guilty of killing wife   Latin American & Caribbean History 1974 Isabel Perón takes office as Argentine president   Sports 1950 U.S. World Cup team wins unlikely victory over England 1958 Pelé leads Brazil to first World Cup title   U.S. Government and Politics 1972 Supreme Court strikes down death penalty   World War I 1917 Greece breaks diplomatic ties with the Central Powers   World War II 1941 Germans advance in USSR 1941 Germans capture Lvov—and slaughter ensues

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 30 1520 Spanish retreat from Aztec capital June 30, 1520: Faced with an Aztec revolt against their rule, forces under the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés fight their way out of Tenochtitlan at heavy cost. Known to the Spanish as La Noche Triste, or “the Night of Sadness,” many soldiers drowned in Lake Texcoco when the vessel carrying... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1859 Daredevil crosses Niagara Falls on tightrope 1876 Wounded soldiers evacuated from the Little Big Horn by steamboat   1950s 1953 First Chevy Corvette rolls off the assembly line   Arts & Entertainment 1936 “Gone With the Wind” published 1989 “Do the Right Thing” released in theaters   Black History 2015 Misty Copeland becomes American Ballet Theater’s first Black principal dancer   Inventions & Science 1905 Einstein publishes his groundbreaking theory of relativity   Space Exploration 1971 Soviet cosmonauts perish in reentry disaster   World War II 1934 Hitler purges members of his own Nazi party in Night of the Long Knives

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY July 01 1997 Hong Kong returned to China At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hong Kong reverts to Chinese rule in a ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. A few thousand Hong Kongers protested the turnover, which was otherwise... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1867 Canada established as a self-governing state 1898 The Battle of San Juan Hill   1960s 1963 U.S. Post Office introduces zip codes   Arts & Entertainment 1984 PG-13 rating debuts   Civil War 1863 The Battle of Gettysburg begins   Cold War 1947 “Mr. X” article on Soviet Union appears in Foreign Affairs   Crime 2003 Kobe Bryant accuser goes to police   Inventions & Science 1979 The first Sony Walkman goes on sale 2005 Last Ford Thunderbird produced   Women’s History 1972 First standalone issue of “Ms.” Magazine is published   World War I 1916 Battle of the Somme begins   World War II 1942 The Battle of El Alamein begins

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY July 02 1964 President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act On July 2, 1964, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law the historic Civil Rights Act in a nationally televised ceremony at the White House. In the landmark 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. The 10... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1865 Salvation Army founded   21st Century 2021 U.S. withdraws from Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan   American Revolution 1776 Continental Congress votes for independence from Britain   Arts & Entertainment 1977 “Gonna Fly Now (Theme From ‘Rocky’)” is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts 1992 Stephen Hawking breaks British bestseller records 1997 “Men in Black” premieres in theaters   Civil War 1863 Fighting continues at the Battle of Gettysburg   Cold War 1947 Soviet Union rejects Marshall Plan assistance   Crime 1881 President James A. Garfield shot   Exploration 1937 Amelia Earhart disappears   Middle Eastern History 1990 Pilgrim stampede kills 1,400   Slavery 1839 Mutiny on the Amistad

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY July 03 1863 Battle of Gettysburg ends July 3, 1863: On the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s last attempt at breaking the Union line ends in disastrous failure, bringing the most decisive battle of the American Civil War to an end. In June 1863, following his masterful victory at the Battle of... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1887 Gunfighter Clay Allison killed 1890 Idaho becomes 43rd state   1980s 1988 U.S. warship downs Iranian passenger jet   American Revolution 1775 George Washington takes command of Continental Army   Arts & Entertainment 1969 Brian Jones and Jim Morrison die, two years apart to the day   Crime 1989 Mother, suspected in the deaths of her four children, admits killing two   U.S. Presidents 1958 President Eisenhower initiates federal flood-control program   World War I 1918 Mohammed V, sultan of Turkey, dies

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY July 04 1776 Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king. The declaration came 442 days after the first volleys of the American Revolution were...  read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1817 Construction on the Erie Canal begins 1884 France gives the Statue of Liberty to the United States   1970s 1971 Koko the Gorilla is born at the San Francisco Zoo   Arts & Entertainment 1855 First edition of Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” is published   Civil War 1863 Confederates surrender at Vicksburg   Crime 1940 Terrorist bomb explodes at the New York World’s Fair   LGBTQ+ History 1965 LGBTQ activists hold the first Annual Reminder demonstration in Philadelphia   Space Exploration 1997 Pathfinder lands on Mars   U.S. Presidents 1826 Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die