Historical Events in June, Month of June Events
Here is a list of some historical events in June. You can learn What major event happened in June?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| June 26, 1944 | World War II: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, one of the largest battles between Nazi Germany and Polish resistance forces, ends with the defeat of the latter. |
| June 13, 2002 | The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. |
| June 13, 1777 | American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army. |
| June 29, 1807 | Russo-Turkish War: Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos. |
| June 11, 1917 | King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, is deemed to have abdicated under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens. |
| June 8, 1776 | American Revolutionary War: Continental Army attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières. |
| June 13, 1740 | Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine. |
| June 26, 1974 | The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio. |
| June 15, 1944 | In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America. |
| June 18, 2007 | The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire happened in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine firefighters. |
| June 30, 1944 | World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces. |
| June 30, 1985 | Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days. |
| June 22, 1962 | Air France Flight 117 crashes on approach to Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, killing 112 people. |
| June 7, 1692 | Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured. |
| June 3, 1935 | One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa. |
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