Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins. The Great Siege of Gibraltar began in 1779 when…
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16 June 1858
Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous House Divided speech on June 16, 1858, upon accepting the…
16 June 1858
Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln’s speech known as the “House Divided” speech was delivered on June 16, 1858,…
16 June 1976
Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd. The…
16 June 1959
Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California The Disneyland Monorail System is…
16 June 1961
While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union
16 June 2016
Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in Mainland China, opens to the public
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′]
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…