President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions during World War II.
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A hot air balloon catches fire mid-flight and crashes in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, killing 8 of the 21 on board.
A boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsizes in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and Christmas Island, killing 17 people and leaving 70 others missing.
An Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, killing 11.
Greenland assumes self-rule.
Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
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One highlighted entry is from 2000: President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions during World War II.
People listed for June 21 include Lil Bub (2011), Nanou ASMR (2007), and Alexandra Obolentseva (2001).
Observances listed for June 21 include Solstice-related observances (see also June 20): National Day (Greenland), Solstice-related observances (see also June 20): We Tripantu, a winter solstice festival in the southern hemisphere. (Mapuche, southern Chile), and Christian feast day: Alban of Mainz.
