The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by USA Congress. Swearing of the Pledge is accompanied by a salute. An early version of the salute,…
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21 June 1957
Ellen Fairclough gets sworn in as Canada’s first female Cabinet Minister. The Rt. Hon. Ellen Louks Fairclough. The addition of the title “Rt. Hon.” to…
20 June 1631
The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates. The sack of Baltimore, with its mixture of opportunism, careful planning and clockwork execution, was…
19 June 1913
The Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented. The Natives Land Act of 1913 was the first major piece of segregation legislation passed by…
18 June 1979
SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, negotiations between the United States…
17 June 1987
The dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct. he dusky seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens, was a non-migratory subspecies of the seaside sparrow, found in Florida in…
16 June 1961
The dancer, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union. It was one of the most high profile defections of the Cold War, as one of…
15 June 1864
The Second Battle of Petersburg begins during the American Civil War. During the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant’s Army of the Potomac and Robert E….
14 June 1907
Norway gives women the right to vote. On 14 June 1907, Norway’s Storting demonstrated the difficulty faced by women’s suffrage advocates around the world. On…
13 June 2002
The United States pulls out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Statement on Formal Withdrawal From the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty June 13, 2002. Six months…