Today in History

June 14

1841 - The first Canadian parliament opens in Kingston.

1900 - Hawaii becomes US territory.

1946 - The Canadian Library Association is established.

1951 -World’s first commercial computer, designed for the US Census Bureau, is unveiled.

1962 - European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris.

1993 - Tansu Ciller becomes Turkey’s first woman prime minister.

2000 - North and South Korea sign an agreement aimed at easing half a century of conflict.

2016 - UN rights chief asks US to adopt “robust gun control measures” to protect its citizens.

2017 - At least 79 killed and many others are missing in a high-rise London tower blaze.