17th June 1631: Mumtaz Mahal’s death prompts construction of the Taj Mahal
The death of Mumtaz Mahal, the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, prompted her husband to construct the Taj ...
17 Jun 0s
16th June 1963: Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space on board Vostock 6
Over the course of nearly three days, Valentina Tereshkova orbited the Earth 48 times on board Vostock 6, maintaining radio contact with Bykovsky using the call sign "Chaika," meaning "Seagull" in ...
16 Jun 0s
15th June 1970: Trial of Charles Manson begins in Los Angeles, California, for conspiracy to commit murder
The trial lasted over nine months, making it the longest murder trial in U.S. history at that time. In January 1971, Manson and three of his followers were found ...
15 Jun 0s
14th June 1777: Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Resolution and adopts the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States
The design of the flag of the United States has changed numerous times during its history to reflect the admission of more states into the ...
14 Jun 0s
13th June 313: The Edict of Milan formally ends the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
Although the emperor Galerius had previously issued an Edict of Toleration towards Christians, the Edict of Milan went further by establishing religious freedom throughout the empire and granting Christians the right to practice their religion without interference or ...
13 Jun 0s
12th June 1942: Anne Frank receives her famous diary as a thirteenth birthday present from her father
Over three volumes Anne Frank recorded the relationships between the Frank family, the Van Pels family, and her father’s friend Fritz Pfeffer with whom they shared a confined hiding place in the 'Secret Annexe' above her father's warehouse ...
12 Jun 0s
11th June 1963: Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself to death to protest again the government of Ngô Đình Diệm
Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burned himself to death at a busy crossroads in ...
11 Jun 0s
10th June 1829: The first Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race takes place at Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire
The idea for the race came from two students, Charles Merivale of Cambridge and Charles Wordsworth of Oxford, who proposed a race between their two universities. It took place over approximately 2¼ miles of the River Thames from Hambleden Lock to Henley ...
10 Jun 0s
