| June Calendar: Today in History |
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| NATIONAL CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH |
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1792 - Kentucky became a U.S. state. 1796 - Tennessee became a U.S. state. 1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) was launched. |
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1924 - United States citizenship was granted to Native American Indians by the U.S. Congress. 1953 - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. |
| 3 | 1937 - The Duke of Windsor (previously King Edward VIII of Great Britain) and Wallis Simpson were married. |
| 4 | 1989 - Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing, China. |
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1933 - Gold Standard abandoned by the United States. 2004 - Death of former American president, Ronald Reagan. |
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1844 - Founding of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in London, England. 1944 - D-Day Invasion: Allied troops landed in Normandy, France. 2002 - Department of Homeland Security proposed by U.S. President George W. Bush. |
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1494 - Treaty of Tordesillas was signed by Portugal and Spain. 1654 - Coronation of France's Louis XIV. 1929 - Vatican City became independent of Italy. |
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632 C.E. - Muhammad, Islam's prophet, died. 1861 - Tennessee seceded from the United States. |
| 9 | 1978 - Men of African descent were first permitted to become clergy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). |
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1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous was founded. 1946 - Italy became a republic. |
| 11 | 1509 - Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon (part of modern Spain), his first wife. |
| 12 | 1898 - Emiliano Aguinaldo declared the Philippines' independence from Spain. |
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1900 - Start of China's Boxer Rebellion. 1966 - Miranda rights set forth in the Miranda v. Arizona U.S. Supreme Court decision. |
| 14 | 1775 - Founding of the United States Army. 1777 - Adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the U.S. flag. 1940 - Auschwitz concentration camp was opened in Poland. FLAG DAY (U.S.A.) |
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1215 - Magna Carta was sealed by England's King John. 1752 - Benjamin Franklin performed his famous experiment, tying a key to the end of a kite to verify the existence of electricity. 1836 - Arkansas became a U.S. state. |
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1487 - Battle of Stoke. 1775 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was mandated by the Continental Congress. 1963 - Soviet cosmonaut (astronaut) Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. |
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1775 - Battle of Bunker Hill. 1944 - Iceland became independent. 1994 - O.J. Simpson's low-speed police chase was broadcast live on American television. |
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1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at Waterloo. 1983 - Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. |
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1934 - Creation of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Juneteenth: Emancipation (or Freedom) Day honoring the end of the enslavement of African Americans. |
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1863 - West Virginia became a U.S. state. 1893 - Lizzie Borden was found not guilty of her parents' axe murder. |
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1834 - Patent granted for Cyrus McCormick's mechanical reaper, an important invention in the Agricultural Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. 1997 - Debut of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). |
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1535 - Cardinal John Fisher was executed under England's Henry VIII.
1870 - Creation of the United States Justice Department. 1944 - G.I. Bill of Rights signed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
| 23 | 1868 - Patent issued for Christopher Sholes's typewriter. |
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1509 - Coronation of England's Henry VIII. 1948 - Start of the Berlin Blockade. |
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1788 - Virginia became a U.S. state. 1950 - Start of the Korean War. |
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1819 - Patent issued for W.K. Clarkson's bicycle. 1843 - Hong Kong became a crown colony of Great Britain, a status which lasted until 1993. 2000 - Completion of the first map of the human genome. |
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1969 - Stonewall Incident in New York City sparked the gay rights movement. 2003 - Opening of the national Do-Not-Call Registry in the United States. |
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1894 - Congress declared Labor Day a federal holiday. 1914 - Assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which sparked World War I. 1919 - Treaty of Versailles formally ended World War I. 2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision declaring the Affordable Care Act (popularly known as Obamacare) constitutional. |
| 29 | 1767 - The Townshend Act was approved by Great Britain's Parliament. |
| 30 | 1971 - Ratification of the 26th Amendment. |
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June is marked by numerous significant historical events. On June 6, 1944, D-Day occurred during World War II, with Allied forces launching the largest amphibious invasion in history on the beaches of Normandy, France, a pivotal moment that led to the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control. Another major event is the signing of the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215, by King John of England, a foundational document that limited the power of the monarchy and laid the groundwork for modern democracy and legal systems.
On June 28, 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria sparked the beginning of World War I, profoundly altering global politics and society. Additionally, on June 26, 1945, the United Nations Charter was signed in San Francisco, establishing the United Nations and aiming to promote peace, security, and cooperation among nations. Moreover, on June 19, 1865, Juneteenth is celebrated as the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas, marking a significant step toward the abolition of slavery in the United States. These events underscore June as a month rich in historical milestones that have shaped the world in profound ways. |
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