Facts & Historical Events On This Day.
Britain voted to leave the European Union.
NASA's Mars Odyssey completed its 60,000th orbit around Mars.
Reddit was founded in Medford, Massachusetts.
The Nintendo 64 went on sale in Japan three months before hitting US shelves.
Sonic the Hedgehog was released for the Sega Genesis in North America.
The David Letterman Show aired its first episode on NBC-TV.
Civil Rights marchers in Canton, Mississippi, were dispersed by tear gas during the 'March Against Fear.'
The FDA approved the first oral contraceptive pill called Enovid.
A 12-inch-deep hailstorm in Kansas became one of the US' most expensive hailstorms.
Hitler had his first and only tour of Paris, ticking Eiffel Tower and Napoleon's grave off his bucket list.
Duo Wiley Post and Harold Catty started their 15,474-mile around the world flight from Long Island, New York.
Canada's Banff National Park became the nation’s first national park.
The US Congress announced the United States Government Publishing Office formation.
John Jacob Astor established the Pacific Fur Company.
