iJunoon Archives |2014 | June

The College Board administers the first SAT exam.

Estonian War of Independence: the decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cesis. This day is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.

In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.

Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.

Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.

The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

Typewriter: Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer."

American Civil War: at Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate, Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant rebel army.