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1848 – A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism. 1876 – American Indian Wars : Battle of the Little Bighorn : 300 men of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer are wiped out by 5,000 Lakota , Cheyenne and Arapaho , led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse .
On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the United States. 1867 – Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro. 1875 – The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
1944 – Commencement of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, with the execution of Operation Neptune—commonly referred to as D-Day—the largest seaborne invasion in history. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops cross the English Channel with about 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers participating.
1628 – The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law.; 1640 – Corpus de Sang in Barcelona: Catalan reapers rioted against Spanish Royal soldiers and officers, killing the Viceroy of Catalonia, Dalmau de Queralt.
1799 – Action of 18 June 1799: A frigate squadron under Rear-admiral Jean-Baptiste Perrée is captured by the British fleet under Lord Keith. 1803 – Haitian Revolution : The Royal Navy led by Rear-Admiral John Thomas Duckworth commence the blockade of Saint-Domingue against French forces.
1932 – June Salter, Australian actress (d. 2001) 1932 – Prunella Scales , English actress 1932 – John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham , English businessman and politician, Leader of the House of Lords
June 2024 was the hottest June in recorded history at 1.22°C (2.20°F) above the 20th-century global average, beating the previous record held by June 2023. [ 48 ] [ 49 ]