Pioneering Solar Sail Spacecraft Launches to Test Light Propulsion in Orbit

On June 21, 2004, SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately owned spacecraft to reach an altitude of 100 kilometers, or about 62 miles, above the earth, the generally accepted point at which “space” begins.

First Civilian Spaceflight: Mike Melvill's Groundbreaking Journey to the Edge of Space

An earthquake near the Caspian Sea in Iran kills an estimated 50,000 and injures another 135,000 people on June 21, 1990.

Released on June 21, 1965, the Byrds’ debut album, Mr.

Groundbreaking Seawater Desalination Plant Opens in 1961, Pioneering Fresh Water Production

Playwright Arthur Miller defies the House Committee on Un-American Activities and refuses to name suspected communists.

Revolutionary LP Records Debut in 1948, Transforming Music Listening Experience Forever

Historic Breakthrough: First Stored-Program Computer Successfully Runs Program, Revolutionizing Computing Forever

On June 21, 1942, General Erwin Rommel turns his assault on the British-Allied garrison at Tobruk, Libya, into victory, as his panzer division occupies the North African port.