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===1901–present=== *[[1916]] – The [[Arab Revolt]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]] was declared by [[Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca]]. *[[1918]] – The [[Austro-Hungarian Navy|Austro-Hungarian]] battleship {{Ship|SMS|Szent István}} sinks off the [[Croatia]]n coast after being torpedoed by an [[Kingdom of Italy|Italian]] [[MAS (ships)|MAS]] motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel. *[[1924]] – [[Fascist]]s kidnap and kill Italian [[Socialism|Socialist]] leader [[Giacomo Matteotti]] in Rome. *[[1935]] – Dr. [[Bob Smith (doctor)|Robert Smith]] takes his last drink, and [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] is founded in [[Akron, Ohio]], United States, by him and [[Bill W.|Bill Wilson]]. * 1935 – [[Chaco War]] ends: A truce is called between [[Bolivia]] and [[Paraguay]] who had been fighting since [[1932]]. *[[1940]] – [[World War II]]: [[Fascist Italy (1922–1943)|Fascist Italy]] declares war on France and the United Kingdom, beginning an [[Italian invasion of France|invasion of southern France]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=David Arthur |year=1999 |title=Malta Convoys 1940-42: The Struggle at Sea |location=Barnsley, UK |publisher=Leo Cooper |isbn=0850526639 |at=c. 1, para. 5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=World War II: Timeline|url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/world-war-ii-key-dates|access-date=2022-01-17|website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org|language=en}}</ref> * 1940 – World War II: U.S. President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the [[University of Virginia]]. * 1940 – World War II: Military resistance to the [[German occupation of Norway]] ends. *[[1942]] – World War II: The [[Lidice massacre]] is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of ''Obergruppenführer'' [[Reinhard Heydrich]]. *[[1944]] – World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children [[Oradour-sur-Glane massacre|massacred]] at [[Oradour-sur-Glane]], France. * 1944 – World War II: In [[Distomo]], [[Boeotia]], Greece, 228 men, women and children are [[Distomo massacre|massacred by German troops]]. * 1944 – In [[baseball]], 15-year-old [[Joe Nuxhall]] of the [[Cincinnati Reds]] becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game. *[[1945]] – [[Second Australian Imperial Force|Australian Imperial Forces]] land in [[Brunei Bay]] to liberate [[Brunei]]. *[[1947]] – [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] produces its first automobile. *[[1957]] – [[John Diefenbaker]] leads the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]] to a stunning upset in the [[1957 Canadian federal election]], ending 22 years of [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] government. *[[1960]] – [[Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538]] crashes near [[Mackay Airport]] in [[Mackay, Queensland]], Australia, killing 29.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 VH-TFB Mackay, QLD |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19600610-1 |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[1963]] – The [[Equal Pay Act of 1963]], aimed at abolishing [[Gender pay gap|wage disparity based on sex]], was signed into law by [[John F. Kennedy]] as part of his [[New Frontier]] Program. *[[1964]] – United States Senate breaks a 75-day [[filibuster]] against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], leading to the bill's passage. *[[1967]] – The [[Six-Day War]] ends: [[Israel]] and [[Syria]] agree to a cease-fire. *[[1977]] – [[James Earl Ray]] escapes from [[Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary]] in [[Petros, Tennessee]]. He is recaptured three days later. *[[1980]] – The [[African National Congress]] in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader [[Nelson Mandela]]. *[[1982]] – [[1982 Lebanon War|Lebanon War]]: The Syrian Arab Army defeats the Israeli Defense Forces in the [[Battle of Sultan Yacoub]]. *[[1987]] – [[June Democratic Struggle]]: The June Democratic Struggle starts in South Korea, and people protest against the government. *[[1990]] – [[British Airways Flight 5390]] lands safely at [[Southampton Airport]] after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be partially sucked from the cockpit. There are no fatalities. *[[1991]] – Eleven-year-old [[Jaycee Lee Dugard]] is kidnapped in [[South Lake Tahoe, California]]; she would remain a captive until 2009. *[[1994]] – China conducts a nuclear test for [[DF-31]] warhead at Area C (Beishan), [[Lop Nur]], its prominence being due to the [[Cox Report]]. *[[1996]] – Peace talks begin in [[Northern Ireland]] without the participation of [[Sinn Féin]]. *[[1997]] – Before fleeing his northern stronghold, [[Khmer Rouge]] leader [[Pol Pot]] orders the killing of his defense chief [[Son Sen]] and 11 of Sen's family members. *[[1999]] – [[Kosovo War]]: [[NATO]] suspends its [[airstrike]]s after [[Slobodan Milošević]] agrees to withdraw [[Serbia]]n forces from [[Kosovo]]. *[[2001]] – [[Pope John Paul II]] canonizes [[Lebanon]]'s first female saint, [[Saint Rafqa]]. *[[2002]] – The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by [[Kevin Warwick]] in the United Kingdom. *[[2003]] – The [[Spirit (rover)|''Spirit'' rover]] is launched, beginning [[NASA]]'s [[Mars Exploration Rover]] mission. *[[2008]] – [[Sudan Airways Flight 109]] crashes at [[Khartoum International Airport]], killing 30 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A310-324 ST-ATN Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080610-0 |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> *[[2009]] – Eighty-eight year-old James Wenneker von Brunn opens fire inside the [[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]] and [[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting|fatally shoots]] Museum Special Police Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns. Other security guards returned fire, wounding von Brunn, who was apprehended.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement by President Obama on Holocaust Museum Shooting |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/statement-president-obama-holocaust-museum-shooting |website=whitehouse.gov |access-date=6 August 2019 |language=en |date=10 June 2009}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Opportunity (rover)|''Opportunity'' rover]], sends it last message back to [[earth]]. The mission was finally declared over on February 13, 2019.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/rover-status/opportunity/recent/all/ | title=Rover Update: All }}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[2024 Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash|A plane crash]] in [[Malawi]] leaves 10 people dead, including the country's Vice President [[Saulos Chilima]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chibelushi |first1=Wedaeli |title=Malawi VP confirmed dead in plane crash in forest |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c722vpp1ndro |website=BBC |access-date=12 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Malawi vice-president and nine others killed in plane crash |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/11/malawi-vice-president-others-killed-in-plane-crash |website=The Guardian |access-date=12 June 2024}}</ref> <!--Do NOT add videogames, videogame consoles, movie, TV or album releases, as they WILL be deleted-->
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