On June 19, 1862, Congress prohibited slavery in U.S. territories.
In 1865 Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of slavery — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. (The day is celebrated as “Juneteenth.”)
In 1910 Father’s Day was celebrated for the first time, in Spokane, Wash.
In 1934 Congress created the Federal Communications Commission.
In 1961 the Supreme Court struck down a provision in Maryland’s Constitution requiring state officeholders to profess a belief in God.
In 1963 Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, returned to Earth after nearly three days in orbit.
In 1964 the Civil Rights Act of 1964 survived an 83-day filibuster in the Senate and was approved 73-27.
In 1984 the Chicago Bulls chose Michael Jordan of the University of North Carolina third in the NBA draft.
In 1986 the Supreme Court ruled that sexual harassment of employees violates federal law against sex discrimination in the workplace.
In 2000 the Supreme Court barred officials from letting students lead stadium crowds in prayer before football games.
In 2003 the Air Force dropped manslaughter and aggravated assault charges against two Illinois Air National Guard pilots who had mistakenly bombed Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan in 2002.
