What happend on 26th June

25.06
27.06
2003

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sodomy laws are unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas.

1997

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment.

1993

The U.S. launches a missile attack targeting Baghdad intelligence headquarters in retaliation for a thwarted assassination attempt against former President George H.W. Bush in April in Kuwait.

1979

Muhammad Ali retires.

1977

Last concert of Elvis Presley.

1975

Indira Gandhi establishes authoritarian rule in India.

1974

The first retail product (a pack of chewing gum) was sold using a barcode reader.

1973

On Plesetsk Cosmodrome 9 persons were killed at an explosion of a Cosmos 3-M rocket.

1964

The Beatles release the album A Hard Day's Night.

1963

John F. Kennedy speaks the famous words "Ich bin ein Berliner" on a visit to West Berlin.