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* [[June 14]] – [[Albert II (monkey)|Albert II]], a [[rhesus macaque|rhesus monkey]], becomes the first [[primate]] to enter space, on U.S. [[Hermes project]] [[V-2 rocket]] ''Blossom IVB'', but is killed on impact at return.
* [[June 19]] – [[Glenn Dunaway]] wins the [[1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series inaugural race|inaugural]] [[NASCAR Cup Series]] race at [[Charlotte Speedway]], a 3/4 mile oval in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], but is disqualified due to illegal springs. [[Jim Roper]] is declared the official winner.
* [[June 24]] – The first [[Westerns on television|television western]], ''[[Hopalong Cassidy (TV series)|Hopalong Cassidy]]'', airs on [[NBC]] in the United States.
* [[June 29]] – [[Apartheid]]: The ''South African Citizenship Act'' suspends the granting of citizenship to [[Commonwealth of Nations]] immigrants after 5 years, and imposes a ban on [[interracial marriage|mixed marriage]]s.
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