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June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 192 days remain until the end of the year.
Dmitry Medvedev at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Eternal Flame at the Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, 22 June 2008. The Day of Remembrance and Sorrow (Russian: День памяти и скорби) is a memorable date celebrated annually on 22 June in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
June 21 – The Supreme Court of the U.S. delivers its decision in the landmark case Miller v. California, establishing the "Miller test" for determining obscenity. June 22 – W. Mark Felt ("Deep Throat") retires from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. June 24 – UpStairs Lounge arson attack: A fire at a gay bar in New Orleans' French ...
June 2 – U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States. June 12 – Rondout Heist: Six men of the Egan's Rats gang rob a mail train in Rondout, Illinois; the robbery is later found to have been an inside job.
United States/Anniversaries/June/June 22. 1807 – In the Chesapeake–Leopard Affair (pictured), the British warship HMS Leopard attacks and boards the American frigate USS Chesapeake. 1825 – The British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America. 1945 – The Battle of Okinawa, the largest amphibious ...
June 22. George V and Mary after their coronation. 1593 – Habsburg troops defeated a larger Ottoman force at the Battle of Sisak in the Kingdom of Croatia, triggering the Long Turkish War. 1911 – King George V and Queen Mary (both pictured) were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
June 17: Five men are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Complex (pictured). June 3 – Sally Priesand becomes the first female rabbi in the U.S. June 4 – Angela Davis is found not guilty of murder. June 9 – The Black Hills flood kills 238 in South Dakota.
June 5 – The Teton Dam collapses in southeast Idaho, killing 11 people. June 13 – Savage thunderstorms roll through the state of Iowa spawning several tornadoes, including an F-5 tornado that destroys the town of Jordan, Iowa. June 16 – Francis E. Meloy, Jr., the newly appointed United States Ambassador to Lebanon, is assassinated in Beirut.