A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City’s East River kills 1,000. The tragic fire aboard the steamboat *SS General Slocum*…
History
14 June 1900
Hawaii becomes a United States territory. In 1898, Hawaii officially became a territory of the United States after years of growing American influence in the…
13 June 1971
Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers. The Pentagon Papers were a top-secret Department of Defense study that revealed the…
12 June 1942
Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday. Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who became one of the most famous victims of…
11 June 1429
Hundred Years’ War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau. The Battle of Jargeau, fought in June 1429 during the Hundred Years’ War, marked one of…
10 June 1967
Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire ending the Six-Day War. The Six-Day War ended on June 10, 1967, when Israel and Syria agreed to…
9 June 1856
Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail. The Mormon Trail was an important route used by members of the Church of…
8 June 1949
George Orwell’s dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in the United States. George Orwell’s *Nineteen Eighty-Four* is a dystopian novel that explores the dangers of…
7 June 1938
The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight. The Douglas DC-4E was an ambitious experimental aircraft developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company in the 1930s….
6 June 1933
The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey. Drive-in theaters first emerged in the United States during the early 1930s as a creative way…