1865 – Union General Gordon Granger declares slaves are free in Texas which is now recognized as the date slavery ended and is celebrated as Juneteenth.
1910 – Father’s Day celebrated for the first time at the YMCA in Spokane, Washington.
1923 – Comic strip “Moon Mullins” debuts.
1934 – Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created.
1936 – German boxer Max Schmeling knocks out up-and-coming American heavyweight Joe Louis in 12 rounds at Yankee Stadium in New York.
1941 – President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Two Ocean Navy Expansion Act which increased the size of the United States Navy by 70%.
1944 – World War II: First day of the 2-day Battle of the Philippine Sea which saw United States naval forces defeat the Japanese fleet.
1952 – “I’ve Got A Secret” debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host.
1956 – Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin end partnership after 10 years and 10 films.
1960 – Loretta Lynn records “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl.”
1961 – Supreme Court struck down a provision in Maryland’s constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God.
1970 – Jim Bouton’s controversial baseball diary “Ball Four” is published.
1976 – US Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after a 10-month flight from Earth.
1981 – Boeing commercial Chinook 2-rotor helicopter is certified.
1987 – Supreme Court rules school’s teaching evolution need not teach creation.
1994 – Detroit Tigers tie Major League Baseball record of hitting a home run in 25 consecutive games.
2006 – Stanley Cup Final, PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC: Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers 3-1 for a 4-3 series victory and their first championship.
2017 – Russia warns the United States that it will target US and allied aircraft over Syria after a US fighter shoots down a Syrian warplane.
2019 – United Nations says over 70 million people in the world are displaced, asylum seekers or refugees around the world, their highest number in 70 years.
2022 – US Open Men’s Golf, The Country Club, Brookline, Mass: Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick wins his first major title with a 1 stroke win over American pair Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris.
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