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23rd June, 2006 : Prolific television writer and producer Aaron Spelling died at the age of eighty-three after suffering from a stroke five days earlier. Spelling's most notable television productions included Charlie's Angels, Dynasty, Starsky and Hutch, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, 7th Heaven, and Charmed.
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23rd June, 2009 : Ed McMahon, an iconic American television personality, died at the age of eighty-six after suffering from multiple health problems. The television star was best known for working as Johnny Carson's co-host and sidekick on the Tonight Show for thirty years. McMahon got his big break in 1958 when he was the announcer on the show Who Do You Trust? alongside host Johnny Carson
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23rd June, 2012 : Former assistant football coach at Penn State Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of forty-five out of forty-eight counts of child sex abuse after his trial concluded. Sandusky was immediately taken into custody and would likely face a life sentance.
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25th June 1951 : The first commercial color television show was transmitted by the Columbia Broadcasting System CBS . While color television sets were generally not available it was estimated that about 40,000 people saw the first color program.
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25th June 1957 : Hurricane Audrey hits Gulf Coast which kills 390 people. Water on the coast reached as high as 15 feet above the normal high-tide mark. Boats were washed ashore by the tremendous waves. The towns of Cameron, Creole and Grand Chenier were devastated by the hurricane. Only one building survived in Creole and only two were left standing in Camero
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25th June 1993 : Kim Campbell is sworn in as Canada's 19th prime minister, becoming the first woman to hold the country's highest office
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25th June 1996 : A truck loaded with high explosives is detonated at a U.S. military housing complex killing 19 Americans and injuring hundreds more
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25th June 1998 : The Algerian popular singer "Lounes Matoub" is murdered by unknown masked gunmen in a remote mountainous road in eastern Algeria. 10's of thousands of mourners / protesters took to the streets including a large number of young protesters who clashed with riot police and attacked government property.
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26th June 2004 : The highly controversial anti-George Bush, anti-Iraq war documentary by Michael Moore has opened in more than 800 cinemas across America
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25th June 2005 : Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wins a landslide victory in Iran's presidential poll. Mr Ahmadinejad is a conservative hard liner and believes that Israel does not have rights in the Middle East. Because of this the world will be watching for further signs of tension in the area.
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25th June 2009 : Michael Jackson ( the King of Pop ) dies bringing worldwide outpourings of grief
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25th June, 2009 : American actress Farrah Fawcett died at the age of sixty-two of cancer with her long time partner Ryan O'Neal by her side. Fawcett had been famous for her role in Charlie's Angels as well as a long and varied television, movie, and stage career. Her death came only weeks after a documentary about her struggle with cancer aired on television.
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25th June, 2011 : New York became the sixth state in the United States to legalize same-sex marriage. The state senate approved it with a 33-29 vote in favor of a bill that had already been passed in the state's lower house and Governor Cuomo immediately signed the bill into law. Same-sex weddings were expected to start within thirty days of the approval.
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26th June 1933 : "The Kraft Music Hall" debuted on NBC radio. The ever-popular radio show ran for 16 years and featured some of the most popular entertainment names of its day
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26th June 1945 : Delegates from 50 nations sign the United Nations Charter, establishing the world body as a means of helping to stop another World War happening
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26th June 1974 : At a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio, a consumer purchased a package of Wrigley's chewing gum. And for the first time, a laser beam in an NCR checkout terminal with a bar code reader read a UPC bar code symbol on the package and automatically rang up the purchase.
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26th June 1979 : Muhammad Ali, one of the most famous fighters in history, retired from boxing . During his boxing career, Ali won the world heavyweight title three times over a 15-year span many still believe he was one of the greatest boxers of all time
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26th June 1998 : Microsoft has released its latest version Windows 98 and one of its key new features is the plug in capability of video cameras, games machines and other plug and play peripherals
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26th June, 2007 : China announced it had completed construction on the world's longest sea bridge. The bridge spans twenty-two and a half miles across Hangzhou Bay in the East China Sea, making it the longest sea crossing bridge on the planet. The bridge was set to open in 2008 after the construction of surrounding roads and tolls was completed.
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26th June, 2008 : Girija Prasad Koirala, the interim prime minister of Nepal, announced that he had resigned, paving the way for former the rebel leader of the Maoist party, Prachanda, to take over as prime minister. Despite his resignation, Koirala would likely stay in the position for some time because, according to the new constitutional rules, he can only tender his resignation to the president who had not been chosen by the assembly yet.