George Mallory 1886 - Mountaineer
- 1812 - The War of 1812 began as the U.S. declared war against Great Britain. The conflict began over trade restrictions.
- 1815 - At the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon was defeated by an international army under the Duke of Wellington. Napoleon abdicated on June 22.
- 1863 - J.J. Richardson received a patent for the ratchet wrench.
- 1928 - Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a flight from Newfoundland to Wales.
- 1961 - "Gunsmoke" was broadcast for the last time on CBS radio.
- 2009 - Greenland assumed control over its law enforcement, judicial affairs, and natural resources from the Kingdom of Denmark. Greenlandic became the official language.
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