Today is Thursday, June 18, the 169th day of 2026. There are 196 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 18, 1812, the War of 1812 began as the United States Congress approved, and President James Madison signed, a declaration of war against Britain. Also on this date: In 1778, ...

Today is Wednesday, June 17, the 168th day of 2026. There are 197 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 17, 1994, after leading police on a slow-speed chase on Southern California freeways, O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged with murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown ...

Today is Tuesday, June 16, the 167th day of 2026. There are 198 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 16, 1963, the world’s first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, 26, was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok 6. Tereshkova spent 71 hours in flight, ...

Today is Monday, June 15, the 166th day of 2026. There are 199 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 15, 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat PS General Slocum in New York’s East River; it remained the deadliest individual event in the New York ...

Today is Sunday, June 14, the 165th day of 2026. There are 200 days left in the year. This is Flag Day. Today in history: On June 14, 1940, German troops entered Paris during World War II; the same day, the Nazis transported their first prisoners to the Auschwitz concentration camp in ...

Today is Saturday, June 13, the 164th day of 2026. There are 201 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 13, 1971, The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study of America’s involvement in Vietnam since 1945 that had been leaked to the ...