On this day in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy, Democratic Party senator from New York and brother of 35th President John F. Kennedy, died from gunshot wounds inflicted on June 5.
On this day in 1984, Tetris, one of the best-selling video games of all time, was first released in the USSR.
On this day in 1993, Mongolia held its first direct presidential elections.
On this day in 2005, in Gonzales v. Raich, the United States Supreme Court upheld a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana.