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June 24, 2020

This Day in History: June 24

The first modern UFO sighting takes place. Federal investigators question President George W. Bush for more than an hour in connection with the news leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.

June 23, 2020

This Day in History: June 23

President Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman discuss using the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation - a pivotal moment that would eventually lead to Nixon's resignation.

June 21, 2020

This Day in History: June 21

June 20, 2020

This Day in History: June 20

Muhammad Ali is convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" is released.

June 19, 2020

This Day in History: June 19

Union troops arrive in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War is over, and that all remaining slaves in Texas are free. (The event is celebrated to this day as "Juneteenth."). The United States says it is pulling out of the United Nations' Human Rights Council

June 18, 2020

This Day in History: June 18

Columbia Records publicly unveils its new long-playing phonograph record. Astronaut Sally Ride becomes America's first woman in space.

June 16, 2020

This Day in History: June 16

Ford Motor Co. is incorporated; Donald Trump launches his campaign to become president of the United States.

June 15, 2020

This Day in History: June 15

The variety show "Hee Haw" debuts on CBS-TV. President Trump announces a 25 percent tariff on up to $50 billion in Chinese imports.

June 15, 2020

This Day in History: June 14

The Second Continental Congress formally approves the Stars and Stripes design as the national flag of the United States. Donald J. Trump is born; a man opens fire on a Republican congressional baseball practice, wounding four, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La.

June 15, 2020

This Day in History: June 13

President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. "Grease," starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere in New York.