Facts & Historical Events On This Day.
The leaders of North Korea and the USA met for the first time ever.
Mass Shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida Kills 49 People.
Michael Bay's Transformers premiered in Sydney, Australia.
Queen Elizabeth II reopened the reconstructed Globe Theatre in London.
The world's largest twinjet (Boeing 777) takes off on its maiden flight.
Boris Yeltsin becomes Russia's first President.
Ronald Reagan challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to 'tear down this wall'.
Nearly one million people protested for the disarmament of nuclear weapons in Central Park, New York City.
The first Indiana Jones movie, 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' by Steven Spielberg, was released.
Roy and Gaye Raymond founded Victoria's Secret and opened its first store in San Francisco.
The US Supreme Court ruled interracial marriage legal.
The idea of the Big Bang Theory being the creation of the universe was supported by scientists.
Nelson Mandela was committed to life in jail.
The epic historical drama movie 'Cleopatra' was released.
Anne Frank received her famous diary.
American gangster Al Capone was charged with conspiracy to violate Prohibition laws between 1922 & 1931.
Harry Houdini broke free from a straitjacket while hanging upside down 40 feet in New York City, US.
The first predecessor of the bicycle is demonstrated.
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, a fountain, was unveiled in Rome.