A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people. Date: June 26, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 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)
The U.S. Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Date: June 26, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day…
Riots in China's Xinjiang region kill at least 36 people and injure 21 others. Date: June 26, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Date: June 26, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Five different terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia, Somalia, Kuwait, and Syria occurred on what was dubbed Bloody Friday by international media. Upwards of 750 people were either killed or injured in these uncoordinated attacks. Date: June 26, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in…
Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, returns to Australia after pleading guilty to one charge of espionage in a Saipan court and subsequently being released by the United States Department of Justice. Date: June 26, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On…
The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China. Date: June 25, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day…
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White. Date: June 25, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer. Date: June 25, 1910 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1910 📅 On This Day (Today)