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 5, 1883 | The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris. |
| June 18, 1940 | The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill. |
| June 2, 1793 | French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror. |
| June 8, 1929 | Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. |
| June 24, 1880 | First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada. |
| June 27, 2014 | At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. |
| June 4, 1928 | The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents. |
| June 10, 1947 | Saab produces its first automobile. |
| June 24, 1981 | The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years. |
| June 27, 1954 | The FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game. |
| June 11, 1968 | Lloyd J. Old identified the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types. |
| June 4, 1878 | Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title. |
| June 15, 1800 | The Provisional Army of the United States is dissolved. |
| 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 24, 2022 | In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion is not protected by the U.S. Constitution, overturning the court's prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). |
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