1397 – Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway
1824 – US Bureau of Indian Affairs established
1938 – Japan declares war on China
1939 – French Championships Men’s Tennis: American collegiate champion Don McNeill beats countryman Bobby Riggs 7-5, 6-0, 6-3
1943 – Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs
1953 – Riots in East Germany for reunification
1961 – Billy Barnes’ musical revue “Billy Barnes People”, starting Ken Berry, Dave Ketchum, and Jo Anne Worley, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 7 performances
2010 – NBA Finals: Depending champion Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 83-79 in Game 7 for franchise’s 16th NBA title; MVP: Kobe Bryant
2015 – 9 people are shot and killed inside Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, by a 21-year-old gunman
2021 – US President Joe Biden signs into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act making June 19th a federal holiday commemorating emancipation
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