Today in History

June, 2015

  • 21 June

    June, 21st ,German forces occupy all of France’s lands during WWII

    1788- New Hampshire ratifies the U.S. Constitution and becoming the 9th State to do so. 1898- US occupies Guam Island from Spain 1940- German forces occupy all of France’s lands …

  • 20 June

    June 20, French authorities close al-Azhar Mosque following the assassination of General Kleber

    1214 -The University of Oxford founded in the United Kingdom. 1800- The French authorities close al-Azhar Mosque following the assassination of General Kleber at the hands of Suleiman al-Halabi. It …

  • 19 June

    19th, Kuwait`s declaration of independence

    1940- French forces surrender to the German army of Erwin Rommel during the Dunkirk battle in World War II. 1944- US Navy attacks the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Battle …

  • 18 June

    June 18th, British forces evacuated from Suez Canal zone

    1264- The Irish parliament meets for the first time at Castledermott. 1913-Anti –Ottoman Arab national movements assembles in Paris. 1953- The establishment of the Republic of Egypt and Muhammad Naguib …

  • 17 June

    June 17th, World Day to Combat Desertification

    1944- Iceland gains independence from Denmark. 1967- China explodes its first hydrogen bomb. 1972- US authorities arrest 5 employees in the White house on charge of being involved in the …

  • 16 June

    June 16, Israeli occupation authorities begin to set up apartheid wall in the West Bank

    1830 – French occupation to Algeria begins. 1888 – Thomas Edison invents the phonograph. 1976 – South African police opens fire on a peaceful march organized by black students on …

  • 15 June

    June 15th, the French troops withdraw from Algeria

    1775- George Washington is named Commander in Chief by US Congress. 1918- The end of the civil war in Finland. 1957-Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb. 1964-The French troops withdrew …

  • 14 June

    June 14th, World Blood Donor Day

    1900- Hawaii officially becomes a US territory. 1907- Norwegian women gain the right to vote at general elections. 1952- The World’s First Nuclear-Powered Submarine inaugurated. 1962- European Space Research Organization …

  • 13 June

    June 13, Withdrawal of British forces from Suez region in Egypt

    1325 – Traveler Ibn Battuta starts first trip around the world from Tangier city in Morocco. 1930 – British, Iraqi Treaty on establishment of two military bases in Iraq in …

  • 10 June

    June 10, President Hafez al-Assad passes away

    1916 – Sharif Hussein declares rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. 1963 –US President John Kennedy signs Equal pay for equal work Act. 2003 – US Mars Exploration Rover spacecraft launched. …

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