June 20, 1953 – Albert W. Dent of Dillard University elected president of the National Health Council.
June 21, 1945 – Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., became first African American to command a U.S. Army Air Corps base.
June 22, 1897 – William Barry patented the postmarking and canceling machine.
June 23, 1940 – Sprinter Wilma Rudolph, winner of three gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics, was born.
June 24, 1964 – Carl T. Rowan appointed Director of the United States Information Agency.
June 25, 1941 – Franklin D. Roosevelt issued executive order establishing the Fair Employment Practice Commission.
June 26, 1975 – Samuel Blanton Rosser became the first African American certified in pediatric surgery.
