The United Kingdom voted in a referendum to withdraw from the European Union, with 51.9 percent supporting Britain’s exit (“Brexit”) and 48.1 percent opposing the move; it marked the first time a country had decided to leave the organization. 2016. 

The Antarctic Treaty was enacted, reserving the entire continent for free and nonpolitical scientific investigation. 1961. 

Former French midfielder, Zinedine Zidane was born on this day in 1972. 

American television producer Aaron Spelling—whose credits included a number of hugely successful shows, including The Mod Squad, Family, Charlie’s Angels, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, and Beverly Hills 90210—died in Los Angeles.

American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes and two others were granted a patent for a typewriter. 1868.