Editing June 22 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1633]] &ndash; The [[Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith|Holy Office]] in Rome forces [[Galileo Galilei]] to [[Galileo affair|recant]] his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy.
*[[1774]] &ndash; The British pass the [[Quebec Act]], setting out rules of governance for the colony of [[Quebec]] in British North America.
*[[1783]] &ndash; A poisonous cloud caused by the [[Types of volcanic eruptions|eruption]] of the [[Laki]] volcano in [[Iceland]] reaches [[Le Havre]] in France.
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[Haitian Revolution]]: The [[Battle of Cap-Français (1793)|Battle of Cap-Français]] ends with French Republican troops and black slave insurgents capturing the city.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bell|first=Madison Smartt|author-link=Madison Smartt Bell|title=Toussaint Louverture|publisher=[[Actes Sud]]|year=2007|page=77}}</ref>
*[[1807]] &ndash; In the [[Chesapeake–Leopard affair|''Chesapeake''–''Leopard'' affair]], the British warship {{HMS|Leopard|1790|6}} attacks and boards the American frigate {{USS|Chesapeake|1799|6}}.
*[[1812]] &ndash; France [[1812 French declaration of war on Russia|declares war on Russia]],<ref>{{cite web | url =https://russianlife.com/the-russia-file/ten-years-of-napoleon/|title=Ten Years of Napoleon |work=[[Russian Life]]| date=20 November 2015| accessdate =16 June 2024}}</ref> starting [[French invasion of Russia|Napoleon's invasion]]. 
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[War of 1812]]: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in [[Ontario]], [[Laura Secord]] sets out on a {{convert|30|km|spell=in}} journey on foot to warn Lieutenant [[James FitzGibbon]].
*[[1839]] &ndash; [[Cherokee]] leaders [[Major Ridge]], [[John Ridge]], and [[Elias Boudinot (Cherokee)|Elias Boudinot]] are assassinated for signing the [[Treaty of New Echota]], which had resulted in the [[Cherokee removal|Trail of Tears]].
*[[1870]] &ndash; The [[United States Department of Justice]] is created by the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]].
*[[1893]] &ndash; The [[Royal Navy]] [[battleship]] {{HMS|Camperdown|1885|6}} accidentally rams the [[British Mediterranean Fleet]] [[flagship]] {{HMS|Victoria|1887|6}} which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir [[George Tryon]].
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[British Colony|British colonial officers]] Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India by the [[Chapekar brothers]] and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Spanish–American War]]: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the [[Fifth Army Corps (Spanish–American War)|U.S. Fifth Army Corps]] begins landing at [[Daiquirí]], Cuba, about {{convert|16|mi}} east of [[Santiago de Cuba]]. Lt. Gen. [[Arsenio Linares y Pombo]] of the [[Spanish Army]] outnumbers them two-to-one, but does not oppose the landings.<ref>{{cite book|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. Volume V: 1861–1918|editor-last=Tucker|editor-first=Spencer|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2010|isbn=9781851096671|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h5_tSnygvbIC|page=1506}}</ref>