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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June 1 trial for Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro in US drug trafficking case

A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics

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US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies

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The Gates Foundation met with Epstein about 30 times despite staff concerns

Elon Musk launches invite-only X Money with a Visa debit card

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Trump says he watched all of Fauci testimony

Fauci invokes the fifth Amendment and declines to testify at COVID-19 hearing

NYC sightseeing helicopter likely hit birds before its fatal plunge into Hudson River

Mamdani to offer 30% discount on meat and produce at city-owned grocery stores

Carly Simon has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

Trump announces a $22.5 billion makeover of Dulles airport

The Latest: Fire crews in southwest France battle massive blaze

Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires'

Republicans decry a new Democratic Socialists of America platform

Oil prices ease after US and Iran pause their attacks

Elon Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over law banning 'nudification'

Ukraine hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy's meeting

New York construction scare highlights challenges of converting offices into housing

A forced-labor crackdown? Dissecting Trump's new tariffs

Paramount delays closing Warner buyout while judge considers states' challenge

Chairman removes Fauci lawyer from Senate panel's COVID-19 hearing

New UK leader Burnham vows to fix a 'broken' social care system

News outlets urge judge to sanction OpenAI in high-stakes AI copyright fight

ICC chief prosecutor removed over sexual misconduct allegations

Trump Station? Administration wants to rename New York's Penn Station

Stephen Colbert wins anti-censorship award after CBS ends 'The Late Show'

Oil prices jump, while the Dow drops more than 1,100

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case

Brad Paisley blends old and new songs on 'Tacklebox' collection

Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times

Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations described in BBC documentary

Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina

Manhattan high-rise is still unstable after columns buckle, forcing evacuations

'Devastating' reports of sexual misconduct at school supported by Epstein

Meta shares drop as Q2 profit declines due to expenses

Man convicted over 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

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2 people hang 'the power of love' banner on Empire State Building antenna

Film financier Jason Cloth indicted in alleged $100M Ponzi scheme.

Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations with $90B in revenue

Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict

Editorials from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and others

Harvey Weinstein's New York rape charge dropped after accuser says she can't endure a fourth trial

Blanche nomination delayed as senator seeks assurances on Trump settlement

Investigators in Comey seashells case omitted key facts and distorted others

Busiest US death chamber: Florida executes 2 men in a day

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Scientists' mission to understand Greenland's melting glaciers