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After three days in space, the first woman to ever be launched into orbit returned to terra firma on this day in 1963. Valentina Tereshkova, a 26-year-old parachute enthusiast with…
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Surveyor 1, the earliest of the seven robotic surveyor space crafts, sent to the lunar surface to collect data for National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Apollo missions, landed on…
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The sun rose gently over northeastern France on this morning in 451 CE, shining a light upon the furrowed brow of Europe’s most fearsome enemy, Attila the Hun. Standing over…
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After nearly a year’s worth of debate at both the national and state level, the United States Constitution passed the final hurdle to complete ratification on June 21, 1788 when…
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Standing on the field more than a century after the death of Alexander the Great, the descendants of the great king’s heirs were about to do battle once again. Arrayed…
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Pierre de Coubertin, a French historian and sports enthusiast, finally realized a five-year dream on June 23, 1894: a new organization would be formed to encourage athletic competition between nations.…
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A little more than 80 miles to the northwest of Madrid, the quiet village of Fontiveros was little more than a map dot on the Spanish plains on June 24,…
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One of the most influential books of the 20th century, written by a teenage girl, first reached bookstores on June 25, 1947. The Diary of a Young Girl is more…
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June 26, 1955 CE – The Freedom Charter is Released by the South African Congress Alliance
by Vishul MalikThree years after the start of the Defiance Campaign in South Africa, the anti-Apartheid movement had been growing in strength with little to show for it. A series of peaceful…
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June 27, 1950 CE – US Forces Ordered to Help Push Back North Korean Invasion of South Korea
by Vishul MalikTwo days after North Korean tanks and infantry crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea, President of the United States Harry Truman ordered the US Army to support efforts to…
