☀️ June in the Time Tunnel

Every day of June: one big moment from history, famous birthdays and special days. Click a date for the full story and a quiz.

1. June 1👪 Global Day of Parents1831: Explorer James Clark Ross reached the North Magnetic Pole — the place a compass points to🎂 Marilyn Monroe
2. June 21896: Guglielmo Marconi applied for a patent on sending messages without wires — the wireless telegraph🎂 Johnny Weissmuller
3. June 31892: Liverpool Football Club was founded🎂 Josephine Baker
4. June 41783: The Montgolfier brothers showed the public the hot-air balloon they invented🎂 Christopher Cockerell
5. June 5🌱 World Environment Day1883: The Orient Express made its first regular trip from Paris to Vienna🎂 Rick Riordan
6. June 61844: The YMCA youth organization was founded in London🎂 Alexander Pushkin
7. June 71906: The ocean liner Lusitania, one of the biggest and fastest of its time, was launched in Scotland🎂 Paul Gauguin
8. June 8🌊 World Oceans Day1906: President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act to protect natural and historic places🎂 Frank Lloyd Wright
9. June 91534: Jacques Cartier became the first European to describe and map the St. Lawrence River🎂 Michael J. Fox
10. June 10671: Japan’s Emperor Tenji introduced a water clock that measured time with flowing water🎂 Judy Garland
11. June 111895: The Paris–Bordeaux–Paris race, often called the first real car race, was held🎂 Jacques Cousteau
12. June 121550: Helsinki, the capital of Finland, was founded🎂 Johanna Spyri
13. June 131325: The traveler Ibn Battuta left Tangier on a journey that lasted many years🎂 Chris Evans
14. June 14🇺🇸 Flag Day1158: The city of Munich, Germany, was founded on the Isar River🎂 Harriet Beecher Stowe
15. June 151215: King John of England agreed to the Magna Carta, an important document limiting the king’s power🎂 Wilbert Awdry
16. June 161884: The first roller coaster built just for fun opened at Coney Island, New York🎂 Stan Laurel
17. June 171596: Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovered the Arctic islands of Svalbard🎂 M. C. Escher
18. June 181858: Charles Darwin received a paper on evolution from Alfred Russel Wallace🎂 Paul McCartney
19. June 19🎉 Juneteenth1846: The first officially recorded organized baseball game was played in Hoboken, New Jersey🎂 Blaise Pascal
20. June 201782: Congress adopted the Great Seal of the United States, with the bald eagle on it🎂 Nicole Kidman
21. June 21🧘 International Day of Yoga1749: The city of Halifax, Canada, was founded🎂 Chris Pratt
22. June 221978: Charon, Pluto’s largest moon, was discovered🎂 Meryl Streep
23. June 231868: Christopher Sholes received a patent for the typewriter🎂 Alan Turing
24. June 24109: The Roman emperor Trajan opened a new aqueduct bringing water to Rome🎂 Lionel Messi
25. June 251678: Elena Cornaro Piscopia became the first woman to earn a doctorate degree🎂 Antoni Gaudí
26. June 261906: The first car race called a "Grand Prix" was held at Le Mans, France🎂 Ariana Grande
27. June 271898: Joshua Slocum finished the first solo sail around the world🎂 Helen Keller
28. June 281841: The ballet "Giselle" premiered in Paris🎂 Peter Paul Rubens
29. June 291927: The "Bird of Paradise" made the first flight from the US mainland to Hawaii🎂 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
30. June 30☄️ Asteroid Day1859: Acrobat Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope🎂 Michael Phelps