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Today in History – What Happened on This Day

Today in History – What Happened on This Day

June 21, 2026

21 June 2026

Today in History - What Happened on This Day

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Trump uses primetime address to raise doubts about US elections

Trump races the clock to rebuild US tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court

Hong Kong says booksellers should ensure titles won't harm national security

TSMC pledges $100 billion to expand US chipmaking capacity

AI chatbots are at risk of spreading government restrictions on online speech

China and Xi are seen more favorably than the US and Trump

Hong Kong booksellers are reportedly arrested over seditious publications

Tai Chi practitioners seek balance in fast-paced Beijing

China's economy slows 4.3% annual growth, weakest since late 2022

China's June exports surge 27% from a year earlier as AI boom drives strong demand

China expels Politburo member Ma Xingrui in Xi's anti-corruption campaign

China investigates mine-safety official for corruption after deadly gas explosion

Philippines commemorates 2016 South China Sea ruling rejected by Beijing

US seismologist detained in China for 2 years with no trial

Chinese and Russian ships join naval drills in Yellow Sea

China's 'Green Great Wall' tames desert growth, but scientists warn the fight is not over

Typhoon Bavi weakens but still brings strong winds and rain to China

14 Nations reaffirm 2016 ruling invalidating China's claims in South China Sea

Storm surge slams into windows as Typhoon Bavi hits China's Taizhou city

Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China as 1 million are evacuated

Global oil demand is dropping, but US drivers keep buying more gas

Hong Kong eateries welcome dogs as city relaxes ban

Solar-powered tricycles help Cubans navigate fuel shortages and blackouts

China takes a page from SpaceX and recaptures the first stage of a rocket to reuse it

Typhoon Bavi takes aim at China as Taiwan's capital shuts schools

Japan's space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket

Sales plunge as Volkswagenr lays out plan to slash number of brands

China's passenger car exports are up 80% in June as EV demand grows

China's ballistic missile launch was a message for the US

Flooding from days of heavy rain in southern China has killed 39 people

Fire at a China shoe factory kills 28

China animal shelter evacuates dogs and cats from flooding

China allocates millions in new disaster relief after storms and a deadly landslide

21 who died in landslide in northwest China were forestry workers

Why Trump covets Greenland

Members of sexual predator network tried to hide their crimes with code words

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong set for September sentencing

Louis Vuitton court victory against Chinese tea chain stirs up a debate over copyrights

Former city official sentenced to death in China for taking $325 million in bribes

Landslide in northwestern China leaves 5 dead and 12 trapped

Tornadoes and Storms in Central China kill at least 11 people

Trump repeats his insistence that the US should control Greenland

Panda Yuanzai smashes World Cup-themed birthday cake on floor

China test-launches a ballistic missile from submarine in the South Pacific

Philippine impeachment court to open politically volatile trial of vice president

5 dead in China as Tropical Storm Maysak hits the south and Vietnam

Mexico City zoo celebrates giant panda Xin Xin's 36th birthday

Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release

China's military promotes 2 new generals after anti-corruption purge thins ranks

Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies at 70