The Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, is posted in Nicomedia.

Edict of MilanConstantine the GreatLiciniusReligious freedomRoman Empire

The Peasants' Revolt led by Wat Tyler culminated in the burning of the Savoy Palace.

Peasants' RevoltWat TylerSavoy Palace

Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard in England, is dedicated.

Henry Grace à DieuWarshipWoolwich Dockyard

Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.

Martin LutherKatharina von BoraCelibacy

Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine.

Province of GeorgiaJames OglethorpeSpanish FloridaSiege of St. Augustine (1740)

Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.

Rhode Island

American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.

American Revolutionary WarGilbert du Motier, Marquis de LafayetteCharleston, South CarolinaContinental Congress

Lewis and Clark Expedition: scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.

Lewis and Clark ExpeditionMeriwether LewisGreat Falls of the Missouri River

The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.

USS Jeannette (1878)

A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Great Vancouver FireVancouverBritish Columbia

Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.

Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland

Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.

Yukon TerritoryDawson, Yukon

World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.

World War IGerman strategic bombing during World War IGotha G.IV

Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City.

Charles LindberghTicker tape parade

World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.

World War IIBattle of Villers-BocageMichael WittmannBritish 7th Armoured DivisionTiger I

World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.

17th SS Panzergrenadier DivisionBattle of Bloody GulchCarentan

World War II: Germany launches a V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs strike their targets.

V1 Flying Bomb

Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.

Catalina affairDouglas DC-3Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.

United States Supreme CourtMiranda v. Arizona

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Lyndon B. JohnsonThurgood MarshallU.S. Supreme Court

Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.

Vietnam WarThe New York TimesPentagon Papers

Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.

Martin Luther King Jr.James Earl Ray

At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.

Trooping the ColourMarcus SarjeantElizabeth II

Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid.

Fahd of Saudi ArabiaKing of Saudi ArabiaKhalid of Saudi Arabia

Battles of Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, during the Falklands War.

Battle of Mount TumbledownBattle of Wireless RidgeFalklands War

Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune.

Pioneer 10Solar SystemNeptune

First day of the June 1990 Mineriad in Romania. At least 240 strikers and students are arrested or killed in the chaos ensuing from the first post-Ceaușescu elections.

June 1990 MineriadNicolae Ceaușescu

A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.

Anchorage, AlaskaExxonJoseph HazelwoodExxon Valdez

The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.

Montana FreemenFBI

A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

Timothy McVeigh1995Oklahoma City bombing