June 7, 1929 The Vatican City comes into existence as copies of the Lateran Treaty are exchanged in Rome.

June 8, 1968 James Earl Ray, the suspected assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is captured in London. One year later he is sentenced to 99 years in prison.

June 9, 1959 The first ballistic missile-carrying submarine, the USS George Washington, is launched at Groton, Connecticut, USA.

June 10, 1967 The Si