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Sunday, 21 June 2026
1989 Joe Raposa, composer/songwriter (Sesame Street), dies at 51 
1991 A Michigan court bars Dr Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides
1991 Dean Jagger, US actor (Mr Novak, Rawhide, Oscar), dies at about 87
1992 Jury selection begins in the Los Angeles cops beating Rodney King case
1992 Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar
1992 Mike Whitney career-best 7-27 at WACA in Test Cricket win vs India
1992 Donald Zimmerman, editor, dies
1993 Grenade explodes in Sarajevo, killing 63 and injuring 160
1993 R James Woolsey, is recorded as becoming 16th director of CIA.
1993 Jack Young, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49, 17 wickets), dies.
1994 "Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego," debuts on Fox TV
1994 Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson MS, 30 years after the crime
1994 Fred de Bruyne, Flemish cyclist/gang leader (Paris-Nice), dies at 63
1995 Japan's Shinshinto Party win local elections.
1995 Courtenay E Benson, broadcaster, dies at 79.
1997 3 Swiss banks create $70 million Holocaust fund.
1997 Brook Lee, Hawaii, crowned 46th Miss USA (en route to Miss Universe).
1998 Alberto Acciarito convicted of harassing his ex-wife Ingrid Rossellini
1999 Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson is sentenced to a year in a Maryland jail for assaulting two motorists after a traffic accident.
2006 The Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10.
2009 e United ates Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal runs aground off Oahu, Hawaii, damaging e ship as well as a coral reef.
2012 In this year, Quarterback Eli Manning claims his second Superbowl Most Valuable Player Award after leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Superbowl XLVI
2013 UK House of Commons votes in favour of same-sex marriage
2014 Archaeologists decrypt the 13th C Viking jötunvillur runic code
2017 African Cup of Nations 2017: Cameroon defeat Egypt 2-1 in Libreville
2017 Romanian government scraps corruption degree after 6 days of mass demonstrations.
2017 Heavy metal band Black Sabbath play their last concert in their home town Birmingham, England.
2018 In this year, A share market sell off starts on Wall Street with Dow Jones sinking 4.6%, spreads around the globe.
2019 The Taliban results in the deaths of at least 47 people in attacks while Afghan–Taliban peace talks are taking place in Moscow. 12 others are injured.
2020 US Senate votes to acquit President Donald Trump 52-48 on charges of abuse of power and 53-47 on obstruction of Congress.
2020 The President of the United States, Donald Trump, is acquitted by the Senate on both Article I (48 yea 52 nay) and Article II (47 yea 53 nay) of Impeachment
2023 In this year, 65th Grammy Awards: Best Album Harry Styles "Harry’s House”, Best Record Lizzo "About Damn Time", Best Song Bonnie Raitt “Just Like That”, Beyoncé breaks record for most claims with her 32nd Grammy [1]
2024 In this year, 66th Grammy Awards: Taylor Swift claims record 4th Best Album with "Midnights", Best Record Miley Cyrus "Flowers", Best Song Billie Eilish “What I Was Made For”, Killer Mike led away in handcuffs [1]
2024 Megan Thee Stallion 's achieves her inaugural solo #1 with diss single "Hiss" amid a feud with fellow rapper Nicki Minaj [1]
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