June 9, 1898 – The British signed a 99-year lease for Hong Kong; on July 1,1997, its sovereignty reverted to the People’s Republic of China.
June 11, 1994 – After 49 years, the Soviet military occupation of East Germany ended.
June 14, 1834 – Isaac Fischer Jr., of Springfield, Vermont, is granted a patent for the mass production of sandpaper.
June 14, 1922 – Warren G. Harding becomes the first U. S. President to broadcast a message over the radio. The event was the dedication of the Francis Scott Key Memorial in Baltimore.