Wildfires erupted across central Portugal, eventually causing the deaths of 66 people.
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Juneteenth National Independence Day is signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others.
Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. president George Bush and Russian president Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
“Study the past if you would define the future.”
One highlighted entry is from 2017: Wildfires erupted across central Portugal, eventually causing the deaths of 66 people.
People listed for June 17 include Rizki Juniansyah (2003), Odessa A'zion (2000), and Elena Rybakina (1999).
Observances listed for June 17 include Icelandic National Day, celebrates the independence of Iceland from Kingdom of Denmark in 1944., National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Forest Fires (Portugal), and Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day (Latvia).
