1919 – John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland from St. John's, Newfoundland.

On this day in history, June 15, 1864, Arlington National Cemetery is established in Virginia

1954 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.

1822 – Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society.

On this day in history, June 14, 1777, Congress adopts 'Stars and Stripes' flag, the 'new constellation'

On this day in history, June 13, 1966, Supreme Court decision creates Miranda rights for those under arrest

On this day in history, June 12, 1987, Reagan urges Gorbachev to 'tear down this wall'

On this day in history, June 11, 1982, the film 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' is released: 'Deeply touching'

On this day in history, June 10, 1752, Benjamin Franklin famously flies kite during thunderstorm

On this day in history, June 9, 1891, celebrated composer Cole Porter is born in Indiana

1954 – Joseph N. Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"

2023 – Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information.

1949 – George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.

On this day in history, June 8, 1969, Mickey Mantle's No. 7 is retired by the New York Yankees

On this day in history, June 7, 1942, Battle of Midway ends in decisive US victory

On this day in history, June 6, 1944, US and Allies invade Normandy in greatest military invasion

1981 – The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS.

1956 – Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.

1851 – Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper.