On This Day: June 7th

A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crashes into the Andaman Sea near Dawei, Myanmar, killing all 122 aboard.

The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.

Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high.

Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard.

Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.

The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.

Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.

Sony launches Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format.

The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service raids the home of Ken Ballew for illegal possession of hand grenades.