The bikini first goes on sale.
Author: Staff
1 July 1968
The Nuclear non-proliferation treaty is signed in Washington, London and Moscow by 62 countries.
28 June 1969
The Stonewall Riots begin in New York City launching the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
27 June 1980
Italian Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 explodes in mid air while in route from Bologna to Palermo.