2018
- US President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.
2017
- Terrorists attacked London Bridge and Borough Market, killing eight and injuring 48.
2016
- Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time, passed away at the age of 74.
1992
- Rio de Janeiro's Earth Summit opens to debate the problems of sustainable development and the environment.
1984
- Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" reaches no. 1 on the Billboard chart.
1972
- 20-year-old Mark Spitz wins 7th gold medal at the Munich Olympics, becoming the first Olympian to win 7 golds in a single Games.
1967
- Six-Day War: Israel destroys the Egyptian, Syrian, and Jordanian air forces.
1938
- Douglas Corrigan flew his "flying crate" from New York to Ireland (he had filed a flight plan for Los Angeles).
1924
- George Mallory, attempting to scale Mount Everest, disappears, becoming one of the world's most famous missing persons.
1918
- President Wilson signs the Overman Act allowing federal government departments to reorganize for the duration of World War I.
1692
- 3rd Salem Witch Trial: In Salem, Massachusetts, Sarah Good, Sarah Wildes, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin, and Abigail Hobbs were sentenced to death.