Historic Publication
Jun 3 Danielle Steel’s novel “Sunset in St. Tropez” is published
Danielle Steel
- Jun 5 A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region
- Jun 7 135th Belmont: Jerry Bailey aboard Empire Maker wins in 2:28.26
- Jun 8 LPGA Championship won by Annika Sörenstam
- Jun 8 57th Tony Awards: Hairspray & Take Me Out win
- Jun 8 102nd Men's French Open: Juan Carlos Ferrero beats Martin Verkerk (6-1, 6-3, 6-2)
- Jun 8 102nd Women's French Open: Justine Henin-Hardenne beats Kim Clijsters (6-0, 6-4)
- Jun 9 Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils defeat first time finalists Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4-3
Spirit Rover Begins Mars Mission
Jun 10 The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission
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Film Release
Jun 10 "Wicked", starring Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, officially opens at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco
Idina Menzel
Historic Publication
Jun 17 Moneyball, a book about the 2003 Oakland Athletics baseball team and GM Billy Beane's sabermetric approach, inspired by Bill James, is published
Bill James
- Jun 18 Google launches AdSense, a program that enables website publishers to serve ads targeted to the specific content of their individual web pages, many of which like On This Day (then HistoryOrb.com) go on to start their own publishing businesses
Historic Publication
Jun 21 "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" the 5th book of the series by J. K. Rowling is published worldwide in English
J. K. Rowling
Baseball Record
Jun 23 Barry Bonds steals second base against the LA Dodgers, becoming the first player in MLB history to have 500 career homers and 500 steals
Barry Bonds
- Jun 26 The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that gender-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional.
- Jun 27 The United States National Do Not Call Registry, formed to combat unwanted telemarketing calls and administered by the Federal Trade Commission, enrolls almost three-quarters of a million phone numbers on its first day.
Film Premier
Jun 28 "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, premieres at Disneyland
