June 17th is the day we officially celebrate Apple Strudel Day as well as Eat Your Veggies Day.
US President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Police captured O.J. Simpson for murder charges after a 90-minute police chase.
The Discovery Channel started broadcasting.
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud became the first Arab and the first Muslim to fly into space.
US President Richard Nixon declared a War on Drugs.
Rock band Led Zeppelin started their last tour of Europe.
China performed its first thermonuclear test.
The US Supreme Court decided that public schools aren't allowed to study the bible or pray.
France carried out its last public execution.
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.
The Polio epidemic took hold for the first time in the US at Rutland, Vermont.
The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City.
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan I decided to begin construction of the Taj Mahal.
Sir Francis Drake discovered New Albion in California.
