- Jun 1 1st self-contained titanium plant opens (Henderson Nevada)
- Jun 1 International Cheese treaty signed
- Jun 3 50th French Championships Men's Tennis: Jaroslav Drobný representing Egypt beats Eric Sturgess 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
- Jun 3 50th French Championships Women's Tennis: Shirley Fry beats fellow American Doris Hart 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 for her only French singles title
- Jun 4 Pirate's' Gus Bell hits for cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4
- Jun 6 1st Berlin International Film Festival opens
- Jun 9 "Doodles Weaver Show" debuts on NBC-TV
- Jun 11 Mozambique becomes an oversea province of Portugal
- Jun 11 NY Times reports the NYC subway will auction off things found
- Jun 13 UN arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea
- Jun 14 "Courtin' Time" opens at National Theater NYC for 37 performances
- Jun 14 1st commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau
US Golf Open
Jun 16 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Ben Hogan wins his second consecutive US Open title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Clayton Heafner.
Ben Hogan
Election of Interest
Jun 18 Charles de Gaulle wins French parliamentary election
Charles de Gaulle
- Jun 18 In South Africa, the Suppression of Communism Act commences
- Jun 20 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox
- Jun 21 "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances
- Jun 21 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Whitemarsh Valley CC: Patty Berg defeats Pat O'Sullivan, 2-up in the final
- Jun 22 Gene Rayburn & Dee Finch show premieres on NBC radio
- Jun 23 Treacherous British diplomats Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean flee to USSR
- Jun 23 Most expensive US hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage & $14M property-Kansas)
- Jun 24 Persian army takes over nationalized oil installations
Event of Interest
Jun 25 1st color TV broadcast, CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities
Arthur Godfrey
- Jun 28 "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV
Event of Interest
Jun 30 "Victor Borge Show" last airs on NBC-TV
Victor Borge
- Jun 30 NAACP begins attack on school segregation & discrimination