On this day: June 14Today is the World blood donor day
1963 - the Soviet manned spacecraft Vostok-5 was launched. Two days later Valentina Tereshkova, the first spacewoman, followed it in Vostok 6.
1985 - a treaty between 5 European states, called the "Schengen Agreement", was signed in Schengen (Luxembourg)
1992 - Declaration on Environment and Development was adopted at the UN Conference in Rio de Janeiro
2002 - A large asteroid 2002 MN missed collision with Earth. It was three times closer to Earth than the Moon.
2018 - Russia hosted the final part of the FIFA World Cup for the first time.
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