Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 crashes into the Tararua Range during approach to Palmerston North Airport on the North Island of New Zealand, killing four. Date: June 9, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty. Date: June 9, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people. Date: June 9, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value. Date: June 8, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)

British Mount Everest expedition: British mountaineers Andrew Irvine and George Mallory go missing. Date: June 8, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today)

Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Beijing, whose name is changed to Beiping ("Northern Peace"). Date: June 8, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today)

Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. Date: June 8, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian campaign. Date: June 8, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)