June 6, 1984 – The video game Tetris was published

Russian computer engineer, Alexey Pajitnov, created the puzzle game. With over 100 million copies sold, it is one of the most successful video games in history.

June 7, 1968 – The world's first Legoland resort opened

The Legoland in Billund, Denmark was the first of six theme parks based around the Lego interlocking plastic bricks. Billund is the home of The Lego Group.

June 8, 1887 – Herman Hollerith patented his punch card calculator

The U.S. data processing pioneer, one of the grandfathers of the technology company IBM, used his revolutionary machine to process the large amount of data collected during the U.S. census of 1890.

June 9, 1934 – Donald Duck made his film debut in The Wise Little Hen

The short-tempered duck wearing a sailor suit is one of Walt Disney's most famous cartoon characters. Donald's first book appearance was in The Adventures of Mickey Mouse, in 1931.

June 10, 1907 – Autochrome Lumière colour photography was introduced

The process was invented by the legendary Lumière brothers in 1903. It was the first practical and commercially successful technology for the production of colour photos.

June 11, 1959 – Christopher Cockerell first presented the Hovercraft

The amphibious air-cushion vehicle first crossed the English Channel just weeks after Cockerell first demonstrated his prototype.

June 12, 1964 – Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison

The South African anti-apartheid activist spent 27 years in prison. In 1993, he received the Nobel Peace Prize and one year later he became President of South Africa.