On This Day in History, June 21 saw the opening of the world's first Ferris wheel, the end of Japanese resistance on Okinawa during World War II, Brazil and Pelé secure a third World Cup title, Greenland gain expanded self-government and the launch of the WNBA. The date also includes the birth of Benazir Bhutto, major military battles, constitutional milestones and significant cultural events.
217 BC: Hannibal wins at Lake Trasimene
68: Vespasian captures Jericho
1529: Catherine of Aragon opposes annulment
1547: Great fire devastates Moscow
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1779: Spain declares war on Great Britain
1788: US Constitution takes effect
1813: Battle of Vitoria weakens Napoleon's rule in Spain
1834: Cyrus McCormick patents reaping machine
1870: Tianjin Massacre erupts
1893: World's first Ferris wheel opens
1916: Mexican troops defeat US expeditionary force
1919: German fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow
1939: Lou Gehrig retires from baseball
1945: Japanese resistance on Okinawa ends
1948: Mountbatten resigns as Governor General
1950: Joe DiMaggio records 2,000th hit
1952: Louis Braille honoured in Paris
1953: Benazir Bhutto born
1956: Anti-protons detected
1970: Brazil and Pelé claim third World Cup title
1982: Prince William born
1982: Hinckley found not guilty by reason of insanity
1987: Mike Tyson incident reported
1997: WNBA begins play
2003: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix published
2009: Greenland gains expanded self-government
2017: Transformers: The Last Knight released
2020: Major prehistoric structure discovered near Stonehenge
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