The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius. Date: June 28, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Waldo Canyon fire descends into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, burning 347 homes in a matter of hours and killing two people. Date: June 26, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. Date: June 24, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials. Date: June 23, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria. Date: June 22, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 2012…
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco. Date: June 22, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
An Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, killing 11. Date: June 21, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsizes in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and Christmas Island, killing 17 people and leaving 70 others missing. Date: June 21, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army; he will remain there until 2019. Date: June 19, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events…
The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission. Date: June 16, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)