June 30, 1921 - The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was formed.

June 29, 1652 - Massachusetts declared itself an independent commonwealth.

June 28, 1894 - The U.S. Congress made Labor Day a U.S. national holiday.

June 27, 1954 - The world's first atomic power station opened at Obninsk, near Moscow.

June 26, 1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr.

June 25, 1868 - The U.S. Congress enacted legislation granting an eight-hour day to workers employed by the Federal government.

June 24, 1922 - The American Professional Football Association took the name of The National Football League.

June 23, 1860 - The U.S. Secret Service was created to arrest counterfeiters.

June 22, 1944 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the "GI Bill of Rights" to provide broad benefits for veterans of the war.

June 21, 1788 - The U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.

June 20, 1966 - The U.S. Open golf tournament was broadcast in color for the first time.

June 19, 1910 - Father's Day was celebrated for the first time, in Spokane, Washington.

June 16, 1903 - Ford Motor Company was incorporated.

June 15, 1909 - Benjamin Shibe patented the cork center baseball.

June 14, 1777 - The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States.

June 13, 1927 - For the first time an American Flag was displayed from the right hand of the Statue of Liberty.

June 12, 1987 - U.S. President Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

June 11, 1793 - Robert Haeterick was issued the first patent for a stove.

June 10, 1776 - The Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a Declaration of Independence.

June 9, 1943 - The withholding tax on payrolls was authorized by the U.S. Congress.

June 8, 1790 - The first loan for the U.S. was repaid. The Temporary Loan of 1789 was secured on September 18, 1789 by Alexander Hamilton.

June 7, 1775 - The United Colonies changed their name to the United States.

June 6, 1932 - The first federal tax on gasoline went into effect. It was a penny per gallon.

June 5, 1752 - Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning was a form of electricity.

June 4, 1717 - The Freemasons were founded in London.

June 3, 1965 - Edward White became the first American astronaut to do a "space walk" when he left the Gemini 4 capsule.

June 2, 1910 - Charles Stewart Roll became the first person to fly across the English Channel.

June 1, 1973 - The James Bond movie "Live and Let Die" opened.