2016 – The UK votes to leave the European Union--Just over half of the electorate voted for “Brexit”, Britain’s exit from the EU. The UK had been part of the union since 1973.
1992 – Yitzhak Rabin’s Labor Party wins the election in Israel--Rabin became the country’s fifth Prime Minister. For his engagement in a peaceful solution to the Middle East conflict, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 (together with Shimon Peres and Yasir Arafat). A year later, Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish extremist.
1961 – The Antarctic Treaty comes into force--The treaty was the first arms control agreement signed during the Cold War. It sets Antarctica aside as a scientific preserve and prohibits military activities on the continent.
1931 – Wiley Post and Harold Gatty start their record-breaking flight around the world--The American-Australian team was the first to circumnavigate the planet in a single- engine plane. After several stops, they returned to Roosevelt Field eight days later. They took nearly two weeks less than the previous record holder, the German airship Graf Zeppelin.
1894 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is founded--The IOC is responsible for organizing the Olympic Games and similar events. The committee was established at the initiative of French educator, Pierre de Coubertin.
Births
1972 – Selma Blair--American actress 1964 – Joss Whedon--American director, producer, screenwriter 1951 – Michèle Mouton--French Rally driver, the female to win a World Rally Championship event 1916 – Len Hutton--English cricketer