--Kentucky became the 15th state, June 1, 1792.
--Tennessee became the 16th state, June 1, 1796.
June 2
--John Randolph of Roanoke, American statesman, born June 2, 1773.
June 3
--De Soto claimed Florida for Spain, June 3, 1539.
--Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, born June 3, 1808.
June 5
--Secretary of State George C. Marshall described the Marshall Plan, June 5, 1947.
--U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy shot by an assassin June 5, 1968. Died the following day, 1968.
June 6
--Nathan Hale, American patriot, born June 6, 1755.
--YMCA organized in London, June 6, 1844.
June 9
--Cole Porter, American composer, born June 9, 1893.
June 10
--Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, born June 10, 1921.
June 12
--George Bush, 41st President of the United States, born in Milton, Massachusetts, June 12, 1924.
June 13
--Winfield Scott, American general, born June 13, 1786.
June 14
--Continental Congress adopted the Flag of the United States, June 14, 1777.
--Hawaii organized as a territory, June 14, 1900.
June 15
--King John granted Magna Carta, June 15, 1215.
--George Washington appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army, June 15, 1775.
--Arkansas became the 25th state, June 15, 1836.
--Charles Goodyear was granted a patent for rubber vulcanization, June 15, 1844.
June 16
--Ford Motor Company founded, June 16, 1903.
June 17
--Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet began exploring the Mississippi River, June 17, 1673.
--Reclamation Act passed by Congress, June 17, 1902.
--Charles Eames, American designer, born June 17, 1907.
--John Hersey, American novelist, born June 17, 1914.
--Burglary of Democratic Party headquarters in Washington, D.C., touched off Watergate political scandal, June 17, 1972.
June 18
--United States declared war on Great Britain, June 18, 1812.
JUNE 19
SHEILA (DOLLINS) WHITE
June 20
--Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States, June 20, 1782.
--Eli Whitney applied for a patent on the cotton gin, June 20, 1793.
West Virginia became the 35th state, June 20, 1863.
--President Andrew Johnson announced the purchase of Alaska from Russia, June 20, 1867.
June 21
--Daniel Carter Beard, founder of Boy Scouts of America, born June 21, 1850.
--New Hampshire ratified the Constitution, June 21, 1788.
--Cyrus McCormick granted patent for reaper, June 21, 1834.
--Rockwell Kent, American artist, born June 21, 1882.
--Allied forces captured Okinawa during World War II, June 21, 1945.
JESS & DONNA (WHITE) HALE
June 22
--American author Anne Morrow Lindbergh born June 22, 1906.
June 23
--William Penn signed land treaty with Indians, June 23, 1683.
--Taft-Hartley Act became law, June 23, 1947.
June 24
--Chemist E. I. du Pont born June 24, 1771.
June 25
--Sioux Indians massacred Little Bighorn, Montana, June 25, 1876.
--Fair Labor Standards Act became law, June 25, 1938.
--Virginia ratified the Constitution, June 25, 1788.
DAVID & CINDY WHITE
June 26
--Pearl S. Buck, Nobel Prize-winning novelist, born June 26 1892.
--United Nations Charter signed by delegates from 50 nations at San Francisco, June 26, 1945.
June 27
--American poet Paul L. Dunbar born June 27, 1872.
--Helen Keller, deaf and blind author and lecturer, born June 27, 1880.
KYMBERLEE HALE
June 29
--George W. Goethals, American engineer who built the Panama Canal, born June 29, 1858.
--William James Mayo, American surgeon who helped establish the Mayo Foundation, born June 29, 1861.
--George Ellery Hale, American astronomer, born June 29, 1868.
VASTA (ROGERS) WHITE
June 30
--Federal Food and Drugs Act of the United States became law, June 30, 1906.
