On this day — June 24

Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).

Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside.

the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise.

John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.

the worst train accident in African history.

South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment.

Washington, killing four.

British Airways Flight 009 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.

It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years.