“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…

The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum’]

Cold War: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkpoint_Charlie’]

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Paul_VI’]

The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as “summer…

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964′]

The “Finest Hour” speech is delivered by Winston Churchill. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_was_their_finest_hour’]

Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_National_Day’]

Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Control_Act_of_Bhutan_2010′]

The deadliest tsunami in Japan’s history kills more than 22,000 people. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Sanriku_earthquake’]