Month
June
30 dates, 240 cited events. Every entry links to the day’s full story.
- 1Jun
The first land battle of the American Civil War after Fort Sumter…
8 moments from the American record, 1779 to 1999 · 5 births. The 153rd day of the year.
Brigham Young, b. 1801
- 2Jun
The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom took place in…
8 moments from the American record, 1774 to 1995 · 5 births. The 154th day of the year.
Jabez Bowen, b. 1739
- 3Jun
Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant sustain heavy casualties…
8 moments from the American record, 1781 to 2013 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 155th day of the year.
John Hale, b. 1636★ Confederate Memorial Day
- 4Jun
Women's rights
8 moments from the American record, 1812 to 2004 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 156th day of the year.
Nictzin Dyalhis, b. 1873★ International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
- 5Jun
Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States…
8 moments from the American record, 1864 to 2001 · 5 births. The 157th day of the year.
Pat Garrett, b. 1850
- 6Jun
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities…
8 moments from the American record, 1813 to 1971 · 5 births · 2 observances. The 158th day of the year.
Claude-Jean Allouez, b. 1622★ National Day of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union and the coronation of King Gustav Vasa
- 7Jun
Richard Henry Lee proposes the "Lee Resolution" to the Second…
8 moments from the American record, 1776 to 1998 · 5 births. The 159th day of the year.
Susan Blow, b. 1843
- 8Jun
A Confederate victory by forces under General Stonewall Jackson…
8 moments from the American record, 1776 to 1995 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 160th day of the year.
John Collins, b. 1717★ Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- 9Jun
Confederate General Stonewall Jackson concluded his successful…
8 moments from the American record, 1732 to 1973 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 161st day of the year.
Samuel Slater, b. 1768★ Don Young Day
- 10Jun
World War II
8 moments from the American record, 1861 to 2024 · 5 births. The 162nd day of the year.
William Eustis, b. 1753
- 11Jun
The Second Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson
8 moments from the American record, 1775 to 2002 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 163rd day of the year.
Joseph Warren, b. 1741★ King Kamehameha I Day
- 12Jun
American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor:…
8 moments from the American record, 1775 to 2018 · 5 births · 2 observances. The 164th day of the year.
Patrick Gass, b. 1771★ Loving Day
- 13Jun
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General…
8 moments from the American record, 1774 to 2002 · 5 births. The 165th day of the year.
Winfield Scott, b. 1786
- 14Jun
the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress
8 moments from the American record, 1775 to 2017 · 5 births · 2 observances. The 166th day of the year.
Heber C. Kimball, b. 1801★ Commemoration of the Soviet Deportation related observances:
- 15Jun
The Oregon Treaty extends the border between the United States…
8 moments from the American record, 1607 to 1992 · 5 births. The 167th day of the year.
Rachel Jackson, b. 1767
- 16Jun
American businessman Donald Trump announces his campaign to run…
8 moments from the American record, 1779 to 2015 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 168th day of the year.
Meshech Weare, b. 1713★ International Day of the African Child
- 17Jun
Five men were arrested for attempted burglary on the offices of…
8 moments from the American record, 1775 to 2021 · 5 births · 2 observances. The 169th day of the year.
E. G. Squier, b. 1821★ Icelandic National Day, celebrates the independence of Iceland from Kingdom of Denmark in 1944.
- 18Jun
The British Army abandons Philadelphia
8 moments from the American record, 1778 to 2009 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 170th day of the year.
William H. Seward Jr., b. 1839★ National Day
- 19Jun
Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation
8 moments from the American record, 1785 to 2005 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 171st day of the year.
Francis Johnson, b. 1776★ Juneteenth
- 20Jun
Watergate scandal
8 moments from the American record, 1782 to 1975 · 5 births. The 172nd day of the year.
Moses Waddel, b. 1770
- 21Jun
The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United…
8 moments from the American record, 1788 to 1989 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 173rd day of the year.
(O.S.) Increase Mather, b. 1639★ Solstice-related observances
- 22Jun
The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S.…
8 moments from the American record, 1839 to 2025 · 5 births. The 174th day of the year.
William Chester Minor, b. 1834
- 23Jun
Watergate scandal
8 moments from the American record, 1865 to 1982 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 175th day of the year.
John Milton Bernhisel, b. 1799★ National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism
- 24Jun
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
8 moments from the American record, 1779 to 2022 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 176th day of the year.
William Arnold, b. 1587★ St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations
- 25Jun
Battle of the Little Bighorn
8 moments from the American record, 1788 to 2013 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 177th day of the year.
Rose O'Neill, b. 1874★ National Catfish Day
- 26Jun
U.S. President John F. Kennedy gives his "Ich bin ein Berliner"…
8 moments from the American record, 1844 to 2015 · 5 births · 2 observances. The 178th day of the year.
Edward Holyoke, b. 1689★ International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- 27Jun
General Sherman's frontal assault against the Confederate Army of…
8 moments from the American record, 1864 to 2024 · 5 births · 2 observances. The 179th day of the year.
William Pepperrell, b. 1696★ Helen Keller Day
- 28Jun
Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five present the draft of…
8 moments from the American record, 1776 to 2012 · 5 births. The 180th day of the year.
William Hooper, b. 1742
- 29Jun
More than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans gathered at the…
8 moments from the American record, 1776 to 2006 · 5 births. The 181st day of the year.
Lavinia Stoddard, b. 1787
- 30Jun
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to…
8 moments from the American record, 1805 to 1986 · 5 births. The 182nd day of the year.
Man Mountain Dean, b. 1891