On This Day — June 22, 2026
On This Day — June 22
Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on June 22.
- 2025: The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
- 2022: An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths.
- 2015: The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured.
- 2012: Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
- 2012: A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria.
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