- Jun 1 A fire at the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroys several icons from movies, such as Courthouse Square, the clock tower from Back to the Future, and the King Kong exhibit on the studio tour.
- Jun 4 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings defeat Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2
- Jun 7 140th Belmont: Alan Garcia aboard Da Tara wins in 2:29.65
- Jun 8 The Akihabara massacre took place on the Sunday-pedestrian-zoned Chūōdōri street. A man killed seven in an attack on a crowd using a truck and a dagger.
- Jun 8 54th LPGA Championship won by Yani Tseng
- Jun 8 107th Men's French Open: Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer (6-1, 6-3, 6-0)
- Jun 8 107th Men's French Open: Ana Ivanovic beats Dinara Safina (6-4, 6-3)
- Jun 10 The Gora Prai airstrike by the United States reportedly kills 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops.
Event of Interest
Jun 11 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an official historic apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children were isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century
Stephen Harper
- Jun 12 Ireland rejects the Lisbon Treaty in a referendum, thus putting into question the reform programme of the European Union.
Album Release
Jun 12 Coldplay release their 4th studio album " Viva la Vida or Death" (winner of 3 Grammys)
Chris Martin
Golf Major
Jun 16 108th US Golf Open: Tiger Woods shoots a 283 at Torrey Pines GC CA
Tiger Woods
- Jun 17 First day of legal same-sex marriage in California
- Jun 17 62nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2
- Jun 23 Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners hits a grand slam home run against New York Mets, 1st pitcher since Steve Dunning in 1971
- Jun 25 Atlantis Plastics shooting, An employee shot and killed five people after an argument, which ended in the gunman's suicide in Henderson, Kentucky
- Jun 26 The U.S. Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. Heller that the ban on handguns in the District of Columbia is unconstitutional.
Event of Interest
Jun 27 Bill Gates steps down as Chairman of Microsoft Corporation to work full time for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Bill Gates
Melinda Gates
Music Concert
Jun 29 Glastonbury music festival in England; Leonard Cohen the highlight singing ""Hallelujah"
Leonard Cohen