Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land. Date: June 17, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1952 π On This Day (Today)
Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion. Date: June 17, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1953 π On This Day (Today)
The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, in the process of being built to connect Vancouver and North Vancouver (Canada), collapses into the Burrard Inlet killing 18 ironworkers and injuring others. Date: June 17, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This…
The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4Β million for 7Β million acres (28,000Β km2) of land undervalued at four cents/acre in the 1863 treaty. Date: June 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)
A day after South Vietnamese president NgΓ΄ ΔΓ¬nh Diα»m announced the Joint CommuniquΓ© to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed. Date: June 17, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This…
The United States Supreme Court rules 8β1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools. Date: June 17, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today)
Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon. Date: June 17, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1967 π On This Day (Today)
U.S. president Richard Nixon in a televised press conference called drug abuse "America's public enemy number one", starting the war on drugs. Date: June 17, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today)
Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process. Date: June 17, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia…
Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist. Date: June 17, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day…