Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister. Date: June 21, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI. Date: June 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Date: June 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date. Date: June 21, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
In its decision in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller test for determining whether something is obscene and not protected speech under the U.S. constitution. Date: June 21, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day…
The Primer Congreso del Hombre Andino is inaugurated in Arica, Chile. Date: June 21, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre, London. Date: June 21, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Date: June 21, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
Braathens SAFE Flight 139 is hijacked on approach to Oslo Airport, Fornebu. Special forces arrest the hijacker and there are no fatalities. Date: June 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, that American flag-burning is a form of political protest protected by the First Amendment. Date: June 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)