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 3, 1989 | The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation. |
| June 9, 68 | Nero dies by suicide after quoting Vergil's Aeneid, thus ending the Julio-Claudian dynasty and starting the civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors. |
| June 7, 1899 | American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas. |
| June 14, 1285 | Second Mongol invasion of Vietnam: Forces led by Prince Trần Quang Khải of the Trần dynasty destroy most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong. |
| June 4, 2005 | The Civic Forum of the Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and Mureș is founded. |
| June 16, 1981 | US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979–81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor. |
| June 17, 1929 | The town of Murchison, New Zealand Is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster. |
| June 17, 1985 | Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist. |
| June 15, 1667 | The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys. |
| June 13, 1997 | A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. |
| June 4, 1917 | The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World. |
| June 7, 1776 | Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence. |
| June 25, 1944 | The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died. |
| June 27, 1358 | The Republic of Ragusa is founded. |
| June 6, 1832 | The June Rebellion in Paris is put down by the National Guard.[10] |
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