June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake
A 4.0-kilometre (2.5 mi) deep earthquake measuring magnitude (Mw) 6.2 struck southeastern Afghanistan. It affected the provinces of Paktika and Khost, and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It was felt over 500 km (310 mi) away by at least 119 million people. There were 1,052-1,163 deaths and 1,627-2,976 injured in Afghanistan and Pakistan. At least 10,000 homes collapsed or were severely damaged.
2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake
The 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake measured 6.5 on the Mwc scale, had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), and was followed by more than 20 aftershocks. At least 230 people were killed and 1,500 more were injured.
Cuyahoga River fire
As Cleveland emerged as a major manufacturing center, the river became heavily affected by industrial pollution, so much so that it caught fire at least 14 times, most famously on June 22, 1969, helping to spur the American environmental movement.
Korad Zuse was born
Konrad Ernst Otto Zuse was a German civil engineer, pioneering computer scientist, inventor and businessman. His greatest achievement was the world's first programmable computer; the functional program-controlled Turing-complete Z3 became operational in May 1941. Thanks to this machine and its predecessors, Zuse is regarded by some as the inventor and father of the modern computer.
Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opened
When opened in 1907, the CCE&HR's line served 16 stations and ran for 7.67 miles (12.34 km) in a pair of tunnels between its southern terminus at Charing Cross and its two northern termini at Archway and Golders Green.
James Beaumont Neilson was born
James Beaumont Neilson was a Scottish inventor whose hot-blast process greatly increased the efficiency of smelting iron.
