June 15, 1752 – Benjamin Franklin experimented by flying a kite during a thunderstorm. The result was a little spark that showed the relationship between lightning and electricity. 
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Jun 14, 1900 – Hawaii became a U.S. territory. 
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Jun 13, 1866 – The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress. It was ratified on July 9, 1868. The amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and protect the civil liberties of recently freed slaves. It did this by prohibiting states from denying or abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, depriving any person of his life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or denying to any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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Jun 12, 1987 – U.S. President Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
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June 11, 1910 – Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born. He was the French underwater explorer that invented the Aqua-Lung diving apparatus.
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June 10, 1944 – The youngest pitcher in major league baseball pitched his first game. Joe Nuxhall was 15 years old (and 10 months and 11 days).
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June 9, 1934 – Donald Duck made his debut in the Silly Symphonies cartoon “The Wise Little Hen.”
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Jun 8, 1966 – The Elvis Presley film “Paradise Hawaiian Style” premiered.
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June 7, 1969 – Johnny Cash debuted his own network show on CBS-TV.
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June 6, 1944 – The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops were involved.
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