In History, Today on June 7

The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed, dividing the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Spain along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands.

Louis XIV was crowned King of France in Reims Cathedral, marking the beginning of his reign, which would last for 72 years.

Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed to the Continental Congress a resolution calling for independence of the American colonies from Great Britain.

The United States and the United Kingdom agreed to suppress the African slave trade.

Homer Plessy was arrested for refusing to leave a whites-only car on a train in New Orleans, leading to the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case.

The Battle of Messines began during World War I, with the detonation of 19 mines under the German lines, resulting in a significant Allied victory.

The Lateran Treaty was ratified, establishing Vatican City as an independent sovereign state.

The Battle of Midway, a pivotal naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, ended with a decisive victory for the United States over Japan.

The Supreme Court of the United States decided Griswold v. Connecticut, ruling that the Constitution protected a right to privacy, including the use of contraceptives by married couples.

The first practical personal computer, the Apple II, went on sale, marking a significant moment in the personal computing revolution.

The Israeli Air Force destroyed Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor in a surprise airstrike, known as Operation Opera.

Tony Blair's Labour Party wins a second consecutive term in the UK general election, securing a large majority in the House of Commons.

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, is killed in a U.S. airstrike north of Baghdad.

The Guardian publishes a report on the NSA's PRISM surveillance program, based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden.

Hillary Clinton secures enough delegates to become the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election, becoming the first woman to lead a major party's ticket.

The United Nations General Assembly elects Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Indonesia, and South Africa as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for a two-year term.