Missy Elliott is inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, becoming the first female rapper to receive this honor.
Category: June
June 3, 1906
Josephine Baker French Dancer is born.
June 25, 1954
Sonia Maria Sotomayor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is born.
June 19, 2020
Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass was selected to become the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force becoming the first woman in history to serve as the highest ranking noncommissioned member of a U.S. military service.
June 23, 1879
Huda Sha’arawi Egyptian Feminist Leader is born.
June 20, 1971
Sandra Oh Canadian actress is born.
June 24, 1986
Solange Knowles American singer-songwriter is born,
June 22, 1947
Octavia E. Butler American Science Fiction Writer is born.
June 20, 1967
Nicole Kidman Australian Actress and Producer is born.Â
June 19, 1950
Ann Wilson American musician is born.