2017-06-12

Air India Flight 171 crashes shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, India, killing 260 people.

An Islamic terrorist killed 49 people in a mass shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida.

Sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland was rescued after her boat was dismasted in the Indian Ocean while trying to become the youngest sailor around the world.

In the aftermath of the bombing of Yugoslavia and the Kosovo War, the NATO-led Kosovo Force entered Kosovo with a mandate of establishing a secure environment in the territory.

The Boeing 777, the world's largest twinjet, made its maiden flight.

More than 150 Sri Lankan Tamil civilians were massacred by members of the military in the village of Kokkadichcholai.

Cold War: During a speech at the Brandenburg Gate by the Berlin Wall, US president Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!" (speech featured).

Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first film to star Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, was released.

American serial killer David Berkowitz, popularly known as the "Son of Sam", was sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison for each of six killings.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws restricting interracial marriage in the landmark civil rights case Loving v. Virginia.