JUNE 16 IN HISTORY


Historical events that took place on the 16th of June
 
 

1881: Austria-Hungary and Serbia sign military treaty

1903: Ford Motors was incorporated

1933: The United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was created

1941: The 1st United States federally owned Airport was opened in Washington D.C

1944: Iceland adopted its own constitution

1954: Ngo Dinh Diem was elected as the President of Vietnam

1963: Valentina Tereshkova became the 1st woman to go to space

1986: A 1 day general strike took place in South Africa

1990: Nelson and Winnie Mandela visited Amsterdam

2011: Prince Harry of Wales was cleared to return to service in the Afghan war

 

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