Then 34-year-old director Steven Spielberg reportedly drew on his own experiences as an unusually imaginative, often-lonely child of divorce for his science-fiction classic E.

Scientists Champion Ban on Harmful Spray Can Chemicals, Leading to Government Action in 1978

NASA's Mercury Capsule Innovations: Pioneering Space Travel Safety Since 1963

Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc publicly burns himself to death in a plea for President Ngo Dinh Diem to show “charity and compassion” to all religions.

The game of cricket in England long reflected the class divisions of society. All would begin to change on this day with a new England captain taking the field.

On June 11, 1949, country singer Hank Williams Sr.

Lieutenant John F. Kennedy receives the Navy and Marine Corps Medal—one of the Navy’s highest honors for gallantry—for his heroic actions as the commanding officer of a motor torpedo boat during World War II on June 11, 1944.

Revolutionary Rocket-Powered Aircraft Takes Flight Over Germany in 1928

First U.S. Automobile Patent Sparks Birth of the American Car Industry in 1896

Innovative Black Inventors Patented Versatile Folding Chair in 1889, Revolutionizing Portability