Historical Events in June 1873

Jun 12 Physicist and mathematician John William Strutt [Lord Raleigh] elected fellow of the Royal Society

Jun 16 US President Ulysses Grant decrees a portion of Wallowa Valley, Oregon for the Native American tribe Nez Perce. Order is rescinded two years later and the tribe is forcibly re-located to Oklahoma.

Jun 18 Susan B. Anthony fined $100 ($2,200 in 2020 value) for voting for US President in Rochester, New York; she refused to pay and no further action against her was taken