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June 21, 2026

21 June 2026

Today in History - What Happened on This Day

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Volunteers raced to save passengers in Texas plane crash

Spain advances to World Cup final with 2-0 win over France

Wally Funk, the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87

Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies

Israel's latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza including police officers

Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned

Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window

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Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war

Ukraine and EU aim for a weapons production partnership

Immigration agent fatally shot a man in Houston during an enforcement operation

Morocco beats World Cup co-host Canada 3-0 and advances to the quarterfinals

Egypt wins World Cup knockout with 4-2 penalty shootout over Australia

E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case

House Republicans unveil a $95 billion plan for the Iran war

Australia goes for young kicker in shootout loss at the World Cup

What to know about the decision to make Bible stories required reading in Texas public schools

Trump commission urges 'bridges' between church and state in sweeping draft report

Senators rally to Russia sanctions bill, one of Graham's top priorities

More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths

Texas school board to vote on required Bible readings in public education

A giraffe named Gracie escaped in Texas. No one can seem to find her

Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after catastrophic floods

US military will be out of Iraq by end of September, Iraqi PM says

Starmer says his political journey is over at his last question session

Thick black smoke rises from large fire in Houston

Historic significance of Juneteenth celebrated by Galveston, Texas residents

As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama's presidential center opens

Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term

US stocks rise within 0.5% of record, even as oil prices climb

Writers Guild of America blocks Paramount's buyout of Warner

Wyden alleges RFK Jr. broke the law in calls urging Libertarians to quit Iowa races

House passes bill to 'ditch the switch' and make daylight saving time permanent

Caribbean leaders press for slavery reparations

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Maine Democrats criticize GOP Sen. Susan Collins after ICE shooting

Elon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts

Duchess of Sussex earns a Daytime Emmy nomination for Netflix's 'With Love, Meghan'

'I'm Joe Lombardo': Nevada governor not ticketed after being pulled over

Man arrested over threat to shoot Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

Editorials from The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian and others

France's National Assembly gives final approval to assisted-dying bill

Blanche confronts skeptical questioning of fund at Senate confirmation hearing

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

House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent

Fed chair Warsh sidesteps Senate questions on inflation, AI, contact with Trump

Baltics and Poland warn Russia could launch provocation against NATO

Amazon will launch its satellite internet in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk

Donald Trump endorses 'Pillow Man' Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor

Trump will address defense technology gathering as Iran war reduced US weapon stocks