The “Finest Hour” speech is delivered by Winston Churchill. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_was_their_finest_hour’]
17 June 1944
Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_National_Day’]
16 June 2010
Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Control_Act_of_Bhutan_2010′]
15 June 1896
The deadliest tsunami in Japan’s history kills more than 22,000 people. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Sanriku_earthquake’]
14 June 1940
World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_World_War_II’]
13 June 2007
The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_al-Askari_mosque_bombing’]
12 June 1997
Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_Theatre’]
11 June 2001
Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_McVeigh’]
10 June 1838
Myall Creek massacre: Twenty-eight Aboriginal Australians are murdered. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myall_Creek_massacre’]
9 June 1959
The USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_Washington_(SSBN-598)’]