June 2009
Stonewall Riots
Police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village; patrons fought back in clashes considered the birth of the gay rights movement.
U.N. passes resolution to help South Korea repel invasion from the North
U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling on member nations to help South Korea repel an invasion from the North
American forces capture French port of Cherbourg
World War II, American forces completed their capture of the French port of Cherbourg from the Germans.
New York stock market crashes
New York stock market crashes
New York and Boston linked by telegraph
New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires.
Mormon leader Joseph Smith killed by a mob
Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Ill.
North Korea captures Seoul
North Korean forces captured Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Federal Housing Administration
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the National Housing Act, which established the Federal Housing Administration.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated sparking WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serb nationalist — the event which sparked World War I.
Queen Victoria was crowned
Queen Victoria was crowned
4th president of the United States, James Madison, died
4th president of the United States, James Madison, died
England's King Henry VIII was born
England's King Henry VIII was born