June 16 1903: The Ford Motor Company is incorporated. 1963: The world’s first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, is launched into orbit by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok VI.

June 17, 1944 Iceland declares full independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.

June 18, 1983 Astronaut Sally K. Ride becomes America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blast off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.

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