With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct. Date: June 17, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)

Interflug Flight 102 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Berlin Schönefeld Airport, killing 21 people. Date: June 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)

Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth. Date: June 17, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. president George Bush and Russian president Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II). Date: June 17, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. Date: June 17, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)

Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Date: June 17, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)

A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others. Date: June 17, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)

Juneteenth National Independence Day, was signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Date: June 17, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)

Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage. Date: June 16, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Ford Motor Company is incorporated. Date: June 16, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)