Today in History: June 16, Valentina Tereshkova becomes first woman in space

In the present day is Monday June the th day of There are days left in the year This day in history On June the world s first female space traveler Valentina Tereshkova was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok Tereshkova spent hours in flight circling the Earth times before returning safely Also on this date In accepting the Illinois Republican Party s nomination for the U S Senate Abraham Lincoln explained the issue of slavery in the United States had to be resolved declaring a house divided against itself cannot stand Related Articles In current times In History June Great Smoky Mountains becomes a national park Trump curbs immigration enforcement at farms meatpacking plants hotels and restaurants Minnesota s slain Democratic leader lived the political divisions in the US every day Watch No Kings protests held against Trump after military parade in DC Executives still searching for suspect in shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers In the Ford Motor Company was incorporated in Detroit Michigan In thousands of Black students in Johannesburg s Soweto township demonstrated against the imposition of the Dutch-based Afrikaans language in schools police opened fire on the students killing at least and as multiple as In President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos signed the instruments of ratification for the Panama Canal treaties during a ceremony in Panama City In real estate mogul Donald Trump launched his achieving campaign for the presidency of the United States with a speech at Trump Tower in Manhattan In Walt Disney Co opened Shanghai Disneyland its first theme park in mainland China In observers testified to the Jan committee that Donald Trump s closest advisers viewed his last-ditch efforts to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to reject the tally of state electors and overturn the polling as nuts crazy and even likely to incite riots At present s Birthdays Author Joyce Carol Oates is Country singer Billy Crash Craddock is R B singer Eddie Levert is Boxing Hall of Famer Roberto Dur n is Pop singer Gino Vannelli is Actor Laurie Metcalf is Rapper MC Ren is Golfer Phil Mickelson is Actor John Cho is Actor Daniel Br hl is Actor Missy Peregrym is Singer Diana DeGarmo TV American Idol is NFL wide receiver Justin Jefferson is Tennis performer Bianca Andreescu is