Today is Wednesday, June 24, the 175th day of 2026. There are 190 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 24, 1983, the space shuttle Challenger — carrying America’s first woman in space, Sally Ride — coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Also on ...

Today is Tuesday, June 23, the 174th day of 2026. There are 191 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law the Education Amendments of 1972, including Title IX, which barred discrimination on the basis of sex for “any education program ...

Today is Sunday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2026. There are 193 days left in the year. Summer begins today. Today in history: On June 21, 1788, the United States Constitution went into effect as New Hampshire became the required ninth state to ratify it. Also on this date: In 1834, Cyrus ...

Today is Monday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2026. There are 192 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 22, 1938, in a rematch that bore the weight of both geopolitical symbolism and African American representation, American Joe Louis knocked out German Max Schmeling in just two ...

Today is Saturday, June 20, the 171st day of 2026. There are 194 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 20, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to five years in prison. (Ali’s conviction ...

Today is Friday, June 19, the 170th day of 2026. There are 195 days left in the year. This is Juneteenth. Today in history: On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over and that all remaining enslaved people in Texas were free — an event ...