Stranger to Stranger
Jun 3 Concord Records releases "Stranger to Stranger", the thirteenth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 4 French Open Women's Tennis: Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain beats Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 to claim her 1st Grand Slam title
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 5 French Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković of Serbia beats Scotsman Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to win his first French title
- Jun 5 Swiss vote to reject referendum to give each citizen a guaranteed income of $2,500 Swiss francs per month
- Jun 7 "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", a play written by Jack Thorne with JK Rowling, premieres in London
- Jun 7 Car bomb attack on a police bus in central Istanbul kills 11
Event of Interest
Jun 7 Iris Apfel is awarded the Women Together Special Award of the Year at the 12th Annual Women Together Gala in New York City
CMT Music Awards
Jun 8 15th CMT Video Music Awards: Tim McGraw; Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood, and Chris Stapleton win
Event of Interest
Jun 9 Elizabeth Warren formally endorses Hillary Clinton for president
- Jun 9 MLB Draft: Philadelphia Phillies select La Costa Canyon HS (CA) shortstop Mickey Moniak at #1
- Jun 9 Successful attempts to turn CO2 gases into stone underground in Iceland published in the journal "Science"
Event of Interest
Jun 9 US President Barack Obama officially endorses Hillary Clinton as Democratic Presidential nominee
- Jun 9 World Health Organzsation advises delaying pregnancy in areas with the Zika virus
- Jun 11 148th Belmont Stakes: Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard Creator wins in 2:28:51
Tony Awards
Jun 12 70th Tony Awards: "Hamilton" (musical) wins 11 awards after record 16 nominations, Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Frank Langella, Jessica Lange win acting awards; "The Humans" (play) wins 4
Ronaldo's Earnings Record
Jun 12 Cristiano Ronaldo becomes 1st footballer to top Forbes' Highest-Paid Athletes List, earning $88 million
- Jun 12 Gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State opens fire at gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49, injuring 53 - worst mass shooting in the US
Senior Players Championship
Jun 12 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Germany's Bernhard Langer wins his 3rd straight Players' title by 1 shot from Joe Durant and Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez
- Jun 12 Stanley Cup Final, SAP Center, San Jose, CA: Pittsburgh Penguins defeat San Jose Sharks, 3-1 for a 4-2 series victory; Penguins 4th title
Women's PGA Championship
Jun 12 Women's PGA Championship, Sahalee CC: 18-year old Canadian Brooke Henderson wins her first major title on the 1st hole of a sudden-death playoff with top-ranked Lydia Ko of New Zealand
- Jun 13 Some Democratic Party members of US House of Representatives protest 'moment of silence' as an inadequate response to mass shooting, and demand legislative action on gun control
- Jun 14 First mammal made extinct by human-induced climate change announced - the Bramble Cay melomys from Torres Strait
- Jun 16 British MP (L) Jo Cox is shot and killed outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire
- Jun 16 Philadelphia is the first US city to pass a tax on sweetened drinks
- Jun 18 Soyuz capsule returns to Earth 1st British International Space Station astronaut Tim Peake, Russian Yuri Malenchenko and American Timothy Kopra after 186 days
Sports History
Jun 19 Alex Puccio undergoes spinal fusion surgery due to a herniated disk
NBA Finals
Jun 19 NBA Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers win first title beating defending champion Golden State Warriors, 93-89 in Game 7; first team to overcome 3–1 deficit; MVP: LeBron James
US Golf Open
Jun 19 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC, PA: Despite controversial penalty on the 5th green, Dustin Johnson wins by 3 strokes ahead of runners-up Shane Lowry, Jim Furyk & Scott Piercy
- Jun 20 China's super computer tally overtakes the US; Chinese 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight is world's No. 1
- Jun 20 Rome elects its first female Mayor Virginia Raggi (Five Star Movement) and its youngest at 37
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 22 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Coldplay, and Adele headline; other performers include Tame Impala, Squeeze, Frightened Rabbit; ZZ Top, ELO, and Cyndi Lauper
- Jun 22 NHL owners meeting unanimously approves the Las Vegas expansion bid to start play in the 2017-18 season.
Amy Schumer's World Tour
Jun 23 Amy Schumer announces her first world tour during a sold-out performance at Madison Square Garden
- Jun 23 Ceasefire agreement signed between Colombian government and Farc rebels - ending more than 50 years of conflict
- Jun 23 Los Angeles court decision clears Led Zeppelin of stealing riff from "Stairway to Heaven" from band Spirit
- Jun 23 NBA Draft: LSU point guard Ben Simmons first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
- Jun 23 Storms and widespread flooding in West Virginia leave at least 24 dead
Britain Votes for Brexit
Jun 23 United Kingdom votes in the Brexit referendum to leave the European Union
Event of Interest
Jun 24 British Prime Minister David Cameron resigns after the UK votes to leave the EU
- Jun 24 NHL Draft: ZSC Lions (NLA) center Auston Matthews first pick by Toronto Maple Leafs
- Jun 26 City of Falluja freed from Islamic State control after a month-long campaign by Iraqi forces
- Jun 26 Copa América Final, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ: Defending champions Chile defeat Argentina, 4-2 on penalty kicks; 0–0 after extra time
- Jun 26 Iceland’s presidential election is won by history professor Guðni Jóhannesson
- Jun 26 Panama Canal's third set of locks opens for commercial traffic, doubling the Canal’s capacity at an estimated cost of $5.25 billion
- Jun 27 US Supreme Court strikes down Texas law restricting abortion 5-3
- Jun 28 Suicide bombings and gun attacks at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport kill 42 and wound more than 200
- Jun 29 Martyna Majok's play "Cost of Living" premieres at the Williamstown Theater Festival (Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2018)
- Jun 29 US Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter lifts Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the US armed forces
Event of Interest
Jun 30 British political candidates announce their bids for leader of Conservative party, including Theresa May and Michael Gove, Boris Johnson rules himself out
Music History
Jun 30 Performance of the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "She Loves Me" is 1st Broadway show live stream (via BroadwayHD); later released as a film
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