Month: June 2021
June 19
Juneteenth
June 18
1983 Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space
Source: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/sally-ride-first-american-woman-in-space
June 17
1947 Pan Am becomes first worldwide passenger airline
June 16
1884 America’s first roller coaster opens
Source: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-roller-coaster-in-america-opens
June 15
Nature Photography Day
June 14
Flag Day
June 13
1966 Miranda rights established
Source: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-miranda-rights-are-established
June 12
2016 Pulse nightclub attack
Source: https://www.npr.org/2016/06/16/482322488/orlando-shooting-what-happened-update
June 11
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terestrial released
Source: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial-released