American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett’s Charge.
29 June 1987
Vincent Van Gogh’s painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, was bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England.
28 June 1926
Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
27 June 2013
NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, a space probe to observe the Sun.
26 June 2008
A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people.
25 June 1978
The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
24 June 1995
Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment.