📜 This Day in History
June 21
217 BCSecond Punic War: Commanded by Hannibal, the Carthaginians ambushed a Roman army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene, capturing or killing 25,000 men.- 1575French Wars of Religion: Catholic forces defeated an armed group of Huguenots attempting to capture Besançon, from which they had previously been expelled.
- 1864New Zealand Wars: A British victory against the Māori King Movement brought the Tauranga campaign to an end.
- 1919Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttled the German High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow to prevent the ships from being seized and divided amongst the Allied Powers.
- 1948The Manchester Baby, the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first program.
- 2000President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions during World War II.
