Today:
325 – The First Council of Nicaea adopted the original Nicene Creed, an important statement of Christian doctrine.
1306 – The Earl of Pembroke defeated Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Methven during the First War of Scottish Independence.
1586 – English colonists left Roanoke Island with Sir Francis Drake, temporarily abandoning the colony.
1816 – The Battle of Seven Oaks took place in present-day Winnipeg, Canada, during conflict between the Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West Company.
1862 – The U.S. Congress prohibited slavery in United States territories.
1865 – Union General Gordon Granger announced in Galveston, Texas, that enslaved people in Texas were free, an event now commemorated as Juneteenth.
1910 – The first Father’s Day celebration was held in Spokane, Washington.
1934 – The Federal Communications Commission was created in the United States.
1953 – Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for espionage in the United States.
1978 – The comic strip Garfield, created by Jim Davis, made its debut.