The USA decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War. On June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announces that he is ordering…
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26 June 1906
The first ever Grand Prix motor racing event held. The series we now know as Formula One traces its roots back to 1906. Before the…
25 June 1948
The start of the Berlin airlift. In response to the Soviet blockade of land routes into West Berlin, the United States begins a massive airlift…
24 June 1622
The Dutch attempt but fail to capture Macau. The Battle of Macau in 1622 was a conflict of the Dutch-Portuguese War fought in the Portuguese…
23 June 2014
Syria’s declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction. Syria has handed over the last of its declared stockpile of chemical weapons, which will be…
22 June 1942
The USA Congress adopts the Pledge of Allegiance. The original Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy. It was first given wide publicity through…
21 June 1982
John Hinckley is found not guilty for the attempted assassination of the USA President Ronald Reagan. John W. Hinckley, Jr., who on March 30, 1981,…
20 June 1248
A University of Oxford is granted to the University of Oxford. The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England. It…
19 June 1991
The Soviet occupation of Hungary comes to an end. On this day (19th June) in 1991, the last Soviet troops were withdrawn from Hungary which…
18 June 1983
The astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. One of six women selected in NASA’s 1978 astronaut class, Sally Ride was the…