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June 1, 2013, Michael Adebolajo is formally charged with the murder of British Army soldier Lee Rigby in the 2013 Woolwich attack. (Sky News)
June 1, 2013, American actress Jean Stapleton dies at the age of 90. (Reuters)
June 1, 2013, The death toll from the tornados that hit Oklahoma City on May 31 rises to nine. (News Limited)
June 1, 2013, A country-wide smoking ban in most public spaces goes into effect in Russia. (Reuters)
June 2, 2013, 2013 European floods: Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Czech Republic are hit by floods after days of heavy rain. (AP via ABC News)
June 2, 2013, It is announced that three professional storm chasers who were members of TWISTEX were among those killed by tornadoes in Oklahoma, US, on May 31. (Washington Post)
June 2, 2013, Wildfires in Southern California, US, lead to hundreds of evacuations. (USA Today)
June 2, 2013, New research finds that graphene is the strongest material in the world, even when patched together. (Science Recorder)
June 3, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Teen Wolf
June 3, 2013, Series Premiere of Mistresses
June 3, 2013, Series Premiere of The Fosters
June 3, 2013, Release of Megadeath album Super Collider
June 3, 2013, Release of Megadeath album Super Collider
June 3, 2013, The trial of United States Army private Bradley Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks begins in Fort Meade, Maryland. (AP via ABC News)
June 3, 2013, Deciding Maryland v. King, The United States Supreme Court rules that police have the right to collect DNA samples from criminal suspects without their consent. (Chicago Tribune)
June 3, 2013, 2013 protests in Turkey:
Riot police fire tear gas at people in Istanbul and Ankara amid calls for the downfall of the Turkish government. (Al Jazeera)
June 3, 2013, RT becomes the first TV news channel to secure 1 billion YouTube hits. (RTBH)
June 3, 2013, The Obama administration expands its sanctions against Iran, targeting its auto industry and, for the first time, its currency. (Xinhua)
June 3, 2013, Former U.S. president Bill Clinton is paid $500,000 to give a speech in honour of Israeli president Shimon Peres. (Press TV)
June 3, 2013, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA), says the agency's latest report verifies that Iran is having
"technical and scientific success in its peaceful nuclear activities"
and that this is "an important message to the whole world". (Press TV)
June 3, 2013, Speaking during the ongoing Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) in Yokohama, Zambian President Michael Sata
says developed nations have used Africa as a "guinea pig" for the past
50 years, taking its raw materials while pretending to help it. (Xinhua)
June 3, 2013, More than 3 million people take part in "the world's largest gay pride parade" in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (The Telegraph)
June 3, 2013, A set of three unusually well preserved triceratops specimens is unearthed in the US state of Wyoming. (CNN)
June 3, 2013, In basketball, NBA star Jason Kidd retires after 19 seasons. (Reuters)
June 4, 2013, Release of Queens of the Stone Age album ...Like Clockwork
June 4, 2013, Release of Marvel Heroes video game
June 4, 2013, Release of Remember Me video game
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June 4, 2013, Thousands commemorate the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation at Westminster Abbey. (BBC)
June 4, 2013, It is determined that the May 31 tornado that hit El Reno, Oklahoma, US, was the widest ever on record and a rare EF5. (USA Today)
June 4, 2013,
June 4, 2013, United States v. Bradley Manning:
The trial of U.S. serviceman Bradley Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks continues in Fort Meade, Maryland. Former computer hacker Adrian Lamo, who turned Manning in to his persecutors, gives evidence at the court martial. (The Guardian)
-A slew of celebrities, including actors, filmmakers, journalists and
musicians, appear in a newly released video highlighting the trial. (Mediaite)
June 4, 2013, 2013 protests in Turkey: Turkish public servants go on a two-day strike in support of the protests as a second fatality is reported. (AFP via The Daily Telegraph)
June 4, 2013, Syrian Civil War: A United Nations human rights team says there are "reasonable grounds" to believe that chemical weapons have been used in Syria. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
June 4, 2013, IBM agrees to buy cloud computing firm SoftLayer Technologies for US$2 billion. (San Francisco Chronicle)
June 4, 2013, South African athlete Oscar Pistorius appears in court charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (RTE)
June 4, 2013, Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarchy, announces that it will hold elections in September. (South African Broadcasting Corporation)
June 4, 2013, Researchers describe the recently rediscovered Hula painted frog, long thought to be extinct, as a "living fossil". (BBC)
June 4, 2013, A newly discovered prehistoric lizard, Barbaturex morrisoni, is named after Doors singer Jim Morrison who called himself "The Lizard King". (BBC)
June 5, 2013, A building collapse in Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania kills 3, wounds 13, and traps at least 10. (Jacksonville.com)
June 5, 2013, 2013 protests in Turkey:
An image known as "The Lady in the Red Dress" showing a policeman in a
gas mask hosing a woman with pepper spray becomes the defining image of
Turkey's pro-democracy demonstrations thus far. (The Huffington Post)
June 5, 2013, The United States International Trade Commission rules that Apple is infringing on a Samsung patent and bans the import of several popular Apple products. (Reuters)
June 5, 2013, A newly discovered fossil species, Archicebus achilles, is described as the oldest known primate. (BBC)
June 6, 2013, Release of VHS 2
June 6, 2013, Series Premiere of Hero
June 6, 2013, Series Premiere of Graceland
June 6, 2013, PRISM (U.S. government surveillance program):
The Guardian obtains a copy of a document from April that reveals that
the NSA is mining data using PRISM, spying on the e-mails and web
activities of American citizens through direct access to Google, Apple,
Microsoft, Facebook, YouTube, Skype , Yahoo, Paltalk and AOL. The
Guardian's report does not state from whom they obtained the document. (USA Today)
-The Obama administration defends its secret surveillance policies. (Al Jazeera)
-The Obama administration defends its secret surveillance policies. (Al Jazeera)
June 6, 2013, The Guardian obtains a copy of a court order signed on April 25 by Judge Roger Vinson of the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). The order permits the FBI, and thereby the Obama administration, to indiscriminately collect phone records of millions of Verizon Communications
customers on an "ongoing, daily basis", with all domestic and
international calls affected. The permit is similar to one issued to the
Bush administration. The Guardian's report does not state from whom they obtained the document. (The Guardian)
June 6, 2013, Delegates, among them billionaire businessmen, royalty and elected politicians, arrive in England for the 61st summit of the annual Bilderberg Group at The Grove, Watford. (The Irish Times)
June 6, 2013, Paris Jackson, daughter of pop star Michael Jackson, is hospitalized for deliberate self-harm. (CNN)
June 6, 2013, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is admitted to a London hospital for an exploratory operation after experiencing abdominal pains. (BBC)
June 7, 2013, Release of The Internship
June 7, 2013, Release of Much Ado about Nothing
June 7, 2013, Release of Tiger Eyes
June 7, 2013, Release of Violet Daisy
June 7, 2013, Release of the Lonely Island album The Wack Album
June 7, 2013, Release of The Internship
June 7, 2013, Release of Much Ado about Nothing
June 7, 2013, Release of Tiger Eyes
June 7, 2013, Release of Violet Daisy
June 7, 2013, Release of the Lonely Island album The Wack Album
June 7, 2013, PRISM (U.S. government surveillance program): The US government comes under heavy criticism at home and abroad when news of its secret PRISM surveillance program is leaked. welt.de (Welt)
-The Wall Street Journal reveals the NSA's monitoring of American citizens includes credit-card transactions and customer records from the three major phone networks. This follows earlier revelations that their e-mails and web activity are being monitored by their government. (The Wall Street Journal)
-Democrat Senator Joe Manchin calls on Attorney General Eric Holder to resign over the U.S. Department of Justice's seizure of journalist phone records. (TPM)
-The Guardian reveals Barack Obama ordered a list of foreign targets for cyber-attacks "to advance US national objectives around the world with little or no warning to the adversary or target and with potential effects ranging from subtle to severely damaging". Obama's order also authorizes hits on foreign nations without their government's consent. (The Guardian)
-U.S. director of national intelligence James Clapper denounces the revelations of government surveillance into civilian lives as "reprehensible". (The Guardian)
-The Wall Street Journal reveals the NSA's monitoring of American citizens includes credit-card transactions and customer records from the three major phone networks. This follows earlier revelations that their e-mails and web activity are being monitored by their government. (The Wall Street Journal)
-Democrat Senator Joe Manchin calls on Attorney General Eric Holder to resign over the U.S. Department of Justice's seizure of journalist phone records. (TPM)
-The Guardian reveals Barack Obama ordered a list of foreign targets for cyber-attacks "to advance US national objectives around the world with little or no warning to the adversary or target and with potential effects ranging from subtle to severely damaging". Obama's order also authorizes hits on foreign nations without their government's consent. (The Guardian)
-U.S. director of national intelligence James Clapper denounces the revelations of government surveillance into civilian lives as "reprehensible". (The Guardian)
June 7, 2013, Elizabeth II appears in the BBC newsroom behind the BBC News Channel's
newsreaders while they are live on air. All pause to smile and applaud
the rare event, hailed as "one of the more surreal moments in live
broadcasting history". (The Guardian)
June 7, 2013, Ariel Castro, the man accused of kidnapping 3 Cleveland, Ohio women is indicated 329 charges, including 2 counts of murder. (CBS News)
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June 7, 2013, A gunman opens fire at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, after setting a house on fire nearby, killing six people, including the suspect. (CNN)
June 7, 2013, Ariel Castro, the man accused of kidnapping 3 Cleveland, Ohio women is indicated 329 charges, including 2 counts of murder. (CBS News)
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June 7, 2013, A gunman opens fire at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, after setting a house on fire nearby, killing six people, including the suspect. (CNN)
June 7, 2013, Southern California Edison announces it will permanently close its San Onofre nuclear power plant near San Diego. (Christian Science Monitor)
June 7, 2013, Breast milk boosts brain development by 30%, as compared to formula-fed babies, according to a new study. (Daily Mail)
June 8, 2013, U.S. government surveillance programs (including PRISM):
The existence of Boundless Informant, an NSA tool used by the U.S. government to watch every country on planet Earth, is revealed. (The Guardian)
-Larry Page of Google and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook deny having any knowledge of PRISM as Barack Obama confirms the existence of the program used to spy on U.S. citizens, in part through their websites. (The Guardian)
-The New York Times contradicts some of the company figureheads by reporting that companies which negotiated with the U.S. government on spying on their customers include Google (owner of YouTube), Microsoft (owner of Hotmail and Skype), Yahoo!, Facebook, AOL, Apple and Paltalk. (The Guardian)
June 8, 2013, Series Premiere of Sinbad
-Larry Page of Google and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook deny having any knowledge of PRISM as Barack Obama confirms the existence of the program used to spy on U.S. citizens, in part through their websites. (The Guardian)
-The New York Times contradicts some of the company figureheads by reporting that companies which negotiated with the U.S. government on spying on their customers include Google (owner of YouTube), Microsoft (owner of Hotmail and Skype), Yahoo!, Facebook, AOL, Apple and Paltalk. (The Guardian)
June 8, 2013, Series Premiere of Sinbad
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June 8, 2013, With governor Peter Shumlin signing the law, Vermont becomes the 17th state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis. (Los Angeles Times)
June 8, 2013, US-China summit: US president Barack Obama and Chinese president Xi Jinping finish up their two day summit by discussing cyber espionage. (The Hindu)
June 8, 2013, Princess Madeleine of Sweden marries British-born American businessman Christopher O'Neill in a lavish ceremony. (Washington Post)
June 8, 2013, Asteroid 2013 LR6 passes within 65,000 miles of Earth the day after it is discovered. (Nature World News)
June 8, 2013, In tennis, Serena Williams wins the French Open by defeating Maria Sharapova. (USA Today)
June 9, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Falling Skies
June 9, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Falling Skies
June 9, 2013, U.S. government surveillance programs (including PRISM): A former CIA employee named Edward Snowden comes forward as the source of recent NSA leaks in the United States. Fearful of prosecution for his actions, he defects to Hong Kong. (Washington Post)
June 9, 2013, In tennis, Rafael Nadal wins a record-extending eighth French Open title by defeating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. The event is marred by two protesters, one of whom ignites a flare on court, evoking memories of the 1993 Monica Seles stabbing in Germany. (Reuters via News24)
June 10, 2013, Series Premiere of King and Maxwell
June 10, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of Major Crimes
June 10, 2013, Release of Black Sabbath album 13
June 10, 2013, Series Premiere of King and Maxwell
June 10, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of Major Crimes
June 10, 2013, Release of Black Sabbath album 13
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June 10, 2013, U.S. government surveillance programs (including PRISM):
William Hague
answers parliamentary questions on Britain's role in the U.S.
surveillance scandal, though MPs and activists express dissatisfaction
with his answers on whether Britain is similarly spying on its own
citizens. (The Guardian)
June 11, 2013, Series Premiere of Twisted
June 11, 2013, Release of Jimmy Eat World album Damage
June 11, 2013, Series Premiere of Twisted
June 11, 2013, Release of Jimmy Eat World album Damage
June 11, 2013, Shenzhou 10, China's fifth manned spaceflight mission and the second one to the Tiangong 1 space laboratory, was launched with 3 astronauts on a 15 day mission. (BBC)
June 11, 2013, 2013 protests in Turkey: Turkish police move past barricades in Istanbul's Taksim Square which protesters have been occupying. (AP via CBC News)
-Turkish riot police move in filling Taksim Square with teargas, while clashes between the protesters and police continue into the night.(CNN)
-Turkish riot police move in filling Taksim Square with teargas, while clashes between the protesters and police continue into the night.(CNN)
June 11, 2013, Due to lack of evidence, a French court drops a case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for allegedly running a prostitution ring. (ITV)
June 11, 2013, Michael Bloomberg appeals to the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division on the invalidation of a law limiting soft drink sales in New York City. (Reuters)
June 12, 2013, Release of This is The End
June 12, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of Royal Pains
June 12, 2013, Release of This is The End
June 12, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of Royal Pains
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June 12, 2013, The United States Dollar suffers significant losses against a variety of currencies. (Reuters)
June 12, 2013, India's Apollo Tyres announces that it will acquire US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Company for $2.5 billion. (Times of India)
June 12, 2013, New figures from UNICEF show that 150 million children are engaged in child labor worldwide. (Pakistan Daily Times)
June 12, 2013, Harminder Dua announces the discovery of a new layer in the human cornea, dubbed Dua's layer. (Popular Science)
June 12, 2013, A new study suggests that altitude plays a role in language evolution, explaining why ejective sounds are more popular in languages of high-altitude regions. (Scientific American)
June 13, 2013, Syrian civil war: The United Nations estimates that the death toll was just under 93,000 as at the end of April. (New York Times)
June 13, 2013, Syrian civil war: The United Nations estimates that the death toll was just under 93,000 as at the end of April. (New York Times)
June 13, 2013, A Louisiana chemical plant explosion (Thursday morning, Williams Chemical Plant, Geismar, Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, near Baton Rouge)
injures 25 people to unspecified degrees, some critically. A chemical
is being burned off and the scene is active, but there is no threat to
the public. (NBC)
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June 14, 2013, Release of Man of Steel
June 14, 2013, Release of Bling Bling
June 14, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of Magic City
June 14, 2013, Release of Kelly Rowland album Talk a Good Game
June 14, 2013, Release of The Last of Us
June 14, 2013, Release of Man of Steel
June 14, 2013, Release of Bling Bling
June 14, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of Magic City
June 14, 2013, Release of Kelly Rowland album Talk a Good Game
June 14, 2013, Release of The Last of Us
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June 14, 2013, A day after an ethylene- and propylene- manufacturing chemical plant explosion in Geismar, Ascension Parish, Louisiana that killed two and injured 75, another chemical plant explosion occurs in the same Louisiana Parish (County), in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. One person is killed, three are critically injured, and 2 others suffer more minor injuries. (NBC)
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June 14, 2013, A day after an ethylene- and propylene- manufacturing chemical plant explosion in Geismar, Ascension Parish, Louisiana that killed two and injured 75, another chemical plant explosion occurs in the same Louisiana Parish (County), in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. One person is killed, three are critically injured, and 2 others suffer more minor injuries. (NBC)
June 14, 2013, Six months after the crime which killed 20 children and six adult staff, the Newtown, Connecticut Sandy Hook massacre's victims' families gathered in remembrance of the tragedy. (NBC)
June 14, 2013, Charla Nash, 59, of Stamford, Connecticut,
is told she cannot sue the state and its Dept. of Energy for $150
million, after being blinded for life and receiving a full face
transplant after receiving a brutal mauling by Travis, an escaped chimpanzee. (NBC)
June 14, 2013, The Airbus A350 XWB makes its maiden flight from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. (BBC)
June 15, 2013, Iranian presidential election, 2013: Hassan Rouhani is elected as the 7th President of Iran (Press TV)
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June 15, 2013, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi cuts diplomatic ties with Syria and orders the Egyptian embassy in Damascus to close. (Sky News)
June 16, 2013, Series Premiere of The White Queen
June 16, 2013, Man of Steel sets all-time June record by grossing an estimated US$113 million in its opening weekend in the United States and Canada. (Reuters)
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June 15, 2013, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi cuts diplomatic ties with Syria and orders the Egyptian embassy in Damascus to close. (Sky News)
June 16, 2013, Series Premiere of The White Queen
June 16, 2013, Man of Steel sets all-time June record by grossing an estimated US$113 million in its opening weekend in the United States and Canada. (Reuters)
June 16, 2013, Pope Francis blesses thousands of Harley Davidson motorcycle enthusiasts on the company's 110th anniversary. (The Australian)
June 17, 2013, Turkey, South Africa and Russia react angrily to the British Government
and demand an explanation for the revelations that their politicians
and senior officials were spied on and bugged during the 2009 G20 summit in London (The Guardian)
June 17, 2013, The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a law of the state of Arizona requiring that voters in federal elections show proof of citizenship. (Reuters)
June 17, 2013, The 39th G8 summit gets underway in Northern Ireland with the Syrian civil war high on the agenda. (BBC)
June 17, 2013, The 39th G8 summit gets underway in Northern Ireland with the Syrian civil war high on the agenda. (BBC)
June 17, 2013, Brazilians go to the streets in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other cities to claim against the rise of the public transport fee, being part of the 2013 protests in Brazil.(News Day)
June 17, 2013, Confidence in President Barack Obama drops below 50%, its lowest level in 19 months as Americans worry over broad government surveillance and other controversies. (AFP via News24)
June 18, 2013, Release of Kanye West album Yeezus
June 18, 2013, Release of J Cole album Born Sinner
June 18, 2013, Release of Mac Miller album Watching Movies with the Sound Off
June 18, 2013, Release of Hanson album Anthem
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June 18, 2013, Release of Kanye West album Yeezus
June 18, 2013, Release of J Cole album Born Sinner
June 18, 2013, Release of Mac Miller album Watching Movies with the Sound Off
June 18, 2013, Release of Hanson album Anthem
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June 18, 2013, The G8 summit ends with the nations agreeing to a "7-point plan" for peace in Syria. (ABC Online)
June 18, 2013, As many as 200,000 people march through Brazil's cities, with protestors having scaled the National Congress in Brasilia. (BBC)
June 18, 2013, U.S. government surveillance programs (including PRISM): Several Federal officials, including National Security Agency (NSA) Director Keith Alexander, testify at a hearing held by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee over government surveillance programs whose existence was leaked earlier this month. (CNN)
-The NSA states its surveillance efforts have stopped more than 50 terror plots. (Fox News)
-The NSA states its surveillance efforts have stopped more than 50 terror plots. (Fox News)
June 18, 2013, Tianhe-2 is named the world's fastest supercomputer. (China Daily)
June 18, 2013, Boeing launches the biggest version of its Dreamliner plane, the 787-10, at the Paris Air Show with over 100 orders worth about US$30 billion. (AFP vis News24)
June 19, 2013, American actor James Gandolfini, best known for portraying Tony Soprano in The Sopranos, dies of a heart attack at the age of 51. (ABC News)
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June 19, 2013, An Italian court convicts fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion, giving them suspended sentences and heavy fines. (Reuters via The Globe and Mail)
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June 19, 2013, An Italian court convicts fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion, giving them suspended sentences and heavy fines. (Reuters via The Globe and Mail)
June 19, 2013, After receiving negative feedback, Microsoft decides to change many features of its upcoming Xbox One. (Xbox Wire)
June 19, 2013, Alaska has a record breaking heat wave.(NBC)
June 20, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Wilfred
June 20, 2013, In basketball, the Miami Heat defeat the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Finals 4–3, successfully defending their title from last season. Season MVP LeBron James is named Finals MVP for the second straight year. (AP via ESPN)
June 20, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Wilfred
June 20, 2013, In basketball, the Miami Heat defeat the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Finals 4–3, successfully defending their title from last season. Season MVP LeBron James is named Finals MVP for the second straight year. (AP via ESPN)
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June 20, 2013, The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 record their worst day of 2013, with the Dow Jones dropping 353 points (2.3 percent) and S&P 500 dropping 2.5 percent. (CNNMoney)
June 21, 2013, Release of World War Z
June 21, 2013, Release of Monster University
June 21, 2013, Edward Snowden is charged by the United States with espionage. (The Washington Post)
June 21, 2013, Release of World War Z
June 21, 2013, Release of Monster University
June 21, 2013, Edward Snowden is charged by the United States with espionage. (The Washington Post)
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June 21, 2013, 75,000 people are evacuated from their homes during flooding in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (CNN)
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June 22, 2013, 100,000 residents are displaced on the third day of flooding in Alberta. (CBC)
June 22, 2013, The worst flooding in 20 years affects the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, with the towns of Leeston and Lyttelton amongst the worst affected. (3 News)
June 22, 2013, 2013 Korean crisis: Anonymous claims that it managed to steal military documents from North Korea. The documents are due to be released on 25 June, the anniversary of the start of the Korean War. (The Diplomat)
June 23, 2013, Series Premiere of Whodunnit?
June 23, 2013, Series Premiere ofCrossing Lines
June 23, 2013,
June 23, 2013, 2013 North India floods: The death toll from the disaster soars to more than 6,500, as units of the Indian Army struggle to reach thousands of people stranded in country's northwest. (Al Jazeera)
June 23, 2013, After a failed U.S. extradition request Hong Kong says does not fully comply with the law, U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow. (Al Jazeera)
June 24, 2013, Series Premiere of Under The Dome
June 24, 2013,
June 24, 2013, 2013 North India floods: North India braces for more rain in what is believed to be the worst monsoon season in 50 years. (BBC)
June 24, 2013, Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and having sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison. (CNN)
June 24, 2013, The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Boston Bruins in six games to win the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals. (NHL)
June 25, 2013, Release of Wale album The Gifted
June 25, 2013, Release of DeadPool videogame
June 25, 2013, Release of Ride to Hell: Retribution
June 25, 2013, The United States Supreme Court strikes down a portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (Washington Post)
June 25, 2013, The Under the Dome TV series premieres to 13.5 million viewers in the United States, the largest summertime premiere for a drama since 2007. (Newsday)
June 25, 2013, Gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson reports record sales for its fourth quarter and for the full fiscal year. (NBC News)
June 25, 2013, Men's Wearhouse fires its founder and longtime spokesperson George Zimmer. (Newsday)
June 25, 2013, Russian president Vladimir Putin confirms that Edward Snowden is currently in a Moscow airport's international area; Russia rejects United States extradition demands. (Fox News)
June 25, 2013, In college baseball, the UCLA Bruins win the 2013 College World Series for the first time. (USA Today)
June 26, 2013, Same-sex marriage in the United States: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (NBC News)
-The court also dismisses an appeals case on the 2008 Proposition 8 ballot measure, allowing same-sex marriage to continue in the state of California. (CNN)
June 26, 2013, Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is formally charged with murder in the US state of Massachusetts more than a week after the body of former semi-professional American football player Odin Lloyd is found near his home. (NBC News)
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June 27, 2013, NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, a space probe to observe the Sun, from the US state of California. (IRIS Mission Updates)
June 27, 2013, In basketball, the 2013 NBA Draft gets underway in Brooklyn, New York with the Cleveland Cavaliers selecting Canadian player Anthony Bennett as the first pick of the draft. (Bloomberg)
June 27, 2013, A US federal grand jury issues a thirty count indictment against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for his alleged role in the Boston Marathon bombings. (New York Times)
June 28, 2013, Release of White House Down
June 28, 2013, Release of Heat
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June 28, 2013, Gay marriage in the state of California is legalized after the stay held on the unconstitutional California Proposition 8 is lifted. Two women who successfully challenged Proposition 8 in the Supreme Court of the United States are married in San Francisco. (NBC News)
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June 29, 2013, Large crowds gather in Cairo, Egypt to protest against the presidency of Mohammed Morsi (BBC)
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June 30, 2013, Series Premiere of Ray Donovan
June 30, 2013, Season 8 Premiere of Dexter
June 30, 2013, Millions of Egyptians flood the streets on the anniversary of the inauguration of President Mohammed Mursi demanding his resignation. (Reuters)
June 30, 2013, The President of the European Parliament demands an explanation from the U.S. for allegations of spying, while new sources hint that the NSA could gather information from several European countries and had placed microphones in the Embassy of Italy to the U.S.. Many European leaders declare themselves greatly disappointed and the issue may bring serious political and economical consequences.(The Guardian)
June 30, 2013, US heatwave: A heatwave hits the southwestern United States with a death recorded in the state of Nevada and record or near-record days. (AP via Fox News)
-19 firefighters die controlling a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona. (Associated Press via ABC)
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June 30, 2013, 90,000 people attended the 'Concert per la llibertat' (Concert for freedom) for the independence of Catalonia, organized by Òmnium Cultural and the Assemblea Nacional Catalana in Camp Nou in Barcelona, Catalonia. [2]
June 30, 2013, In football, Brazil defeats Spain 3-0 in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. (BBC Sport)
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June 21, 2013, 75,000 people are evacuated from their homes during flooding in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (CNN)
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June 22, 2013, 100,000 residents are displaced on the third day of flooding in Alberta. (CBC)
June 22, 2013, The worst flooding in 20 years affects the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, with the towns of Leeston and Lyttelton amongst the worst affected. (3 News)
June 22, 2013, 2013 Korean crisis: Anonymous claims that it managed to steal military documents from North Korea. The documents are due to be released on 25 June, the anniversary of the start of the Korean War. (The Diplomat)
June 23, 2013, Series Premiere of Whodunnit?
June 23, 2013, Series Premiere ofCrossing Lines
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June 23, 2013, 2013 North India floods: The death toll from the disaster soars to more than 6,500, as units of the Indian Army struggle to reach thousands of people stranded in country's northwest. (Al Jazeera)
June 23, 2013, After a failed U.S. extradition request Hong Kong says does not fully comply with the law, U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow. (Al Jazeera)
June 24, 2013, Series Premiere of Under The Dome
June 24, 2013,
June 24, 2013, 2013 North India floods: North India braces for more rain in what is believed to be the worst monsoon season in 50 years. (BBC)
June 24, 2013, Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and having sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison. (CNN)
June 24, 2013, The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Boston Bruins in six games to win the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals. (NHL)
June 25, 2013, Release of Wale album The Gifted
June 25, 2013, Release of DeadPool videogame
June 25, 2013, Release of Ride to Hell: Retribution
June 25, 2013, The United States Supreme Court strikes down a portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (Washington Post)
June 25, 2013, The Under the Dome TV series premieres to 13.5 million viewers in the United States, the largest summertime premiere for a drama since 2007. (Newsday)
June 25, 2013, Gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson reports record sales for its fourth quarter and for the full fiscal year. (NBC News)
June 25, 2013, Men's Wearhouse fires its founder and longtime spokesperson George Zimmer. (Newsday)
June 25, 2013, Russian president Vladimir Putin confirms that Edward Snowden is currently in a Moscow airport's international area; Russia rejects United States extradition demands. (Fox News)
June 25, 2013, In college baseball, the UCLA Bruins win the 2013 College World Series for the first time. (USA Today)
June 26, 2013, Same-sex marriage in the United States: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (NBC News)
-The court also dismisses an appeals case on the 2008 Proposition 8 ballot measure, allowing same-sex marriage to continue in the state of California. (CNN)
June 26, 2013, Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is formally charged with murder in the US state of Massachusetts more than a week after the body of former semi-professional American football player Odin Lloyd is found near his home. (NBC News)
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June 27, 2013, NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, a space probe to observe the Sun, from the US state of California. (IRIS Mission Updates)
June 27, 2013, In basketball, the 2013 NBA Draft gets underway in Brooklyn, New York with the Cleveland Cavaliers selecting Canadian player Anthony Bennett as the first pick of the draft. (Bloomberg)
June 27, 2013, A US federal grand jury issues a thirty count indictment against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for his alleged role in the Boston Marathon bombings. (New York Times)
June 28, 2013, Release of White House Down
June 28, 2013, Release of Heat
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June 28, 2013, Gay marriage in the state of California is legalized after the stay held on the unconstitutional California Proposition 8 is lifted. Two women who successfully challenged Proposition 8 in the Supreme Court of the United States are married in San Francisco. (NBC News)
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June 29, 2013, Large crowds gather in Cairo, Egypt to protest against the presidency of Mohammed Morsi (BBC)
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June 30, 2013, Series Premiere of Ray Donovan
June 30, 2013, Season 8 Premiere of Dexter
June 30, 2013, Millions of Egyptians flood the streets on the anniversary of the inauguration of President Mohammed Mursi demanding his resignation. (Reuters)
June 30, 2013, The President of the European Parliament demands an explanation from the U.S. for allegations of spying, while new sources hint that the NSA could gather information from several European countries and had placed microphones in the Embassy of Italy to the U.S.. Many European leaders declare themselves greatly disappointed and the issue may bring serious political and economical consequences.(The Guardian)
June 30, 2013, US heatwave: A heatwave hits the southwestern United States with a death recorded in the state of Nevada and record or near-record days. (AP via Fox News)
-19 firefighters die controlling a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona. (Associated Press via ABC)
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June 30, 2013, 90,000 people attended the 'Concert per la llibertat' (Concert for freedom) for the independence of Catalonia, organized by Òmnium Cultural and the Assemblea Nacional Catalana in Camp Nou in Barcelona, Catalonia. [2]
June 30, 2013, In football, Brazil defeats Spain 3-0 in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. (BBC Sport)
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