Historic Event
Jun 6 The death of Yuan Shikai, ruler of much of China since 1912, causes central government to virtually collapse in the face of pressure from warlords, and from political reformers including Sun Yat-sen
Historic Event
Jun 7 Theodore Roosevelt declines nomination of the Progressive Party and throws his support behind Republican Charles Evans Hughes
- Jun 8 Battle of Verdun: Germans capture Fort Vaux after several days of intense fighting
- Jun 10 48th Belmont: E Haynes aboard Friar Rock wins in 2:22
- Jun 10 Great Arab Revolt begins against ruling Ottoman turks
- Jun 12 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Molla Bjurstedt outclasses Louise Hammond Raymond 6-0, 6-1
Presidential Convention
Jun 14 Democratic Convention convenes in St Louis; Woodrow Wilson campaigns on the slogan "he kept out of the war"
Historic Event
Jun 15 Boeing Model 1 [B & W Seaplane], the 1st Boeing product, flies for the 1st time
- Jun 16 Boston Brave's Tom Hughes 2nd no-hitter beats Pitts, 2-0
- Jun 16 Passing of the Military Services Bill introduces conscription in New Zealand
- Jun 17 1st national congress of Sarekat Islam at Bandoeng Java
- Jun 17 US troops under General Pershing march into Mexico
- Jun 21 Boston Red Sox pitcher Rube Foster no-hits New York Yankees, 2-0 at Fenway Park
- Jun 21 Mexican troops defeat US expeditionary force under General Pershing
Contract of Interest
Jun 24 Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to get a million dollar contract
- Jun 25 Russian Tsar Nicolaas II fires minister of Foreign affairs Sasonov
- Jun 26 Cleveland Indians experiment with numbers on jerseys in a game against Chicago WS; first time MLB players identified by numbers corresponding to those on scorecard
- Jun 30 US Open Men's Golf, Minikahda GC: Amateur Chick Evans leads wire-to-wire to set new Open scoring record and win his only Open title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Jock Hutchison
Battle of the Somme
Jun 30 British General Douglas Haig reports "The men are in splendid spirits" the day before the Battle of the Somme began