Historical Events In June - 04
1942 On this day in history capitol Record Co opens for business
1942 The Battle of Midway begins on this day in history.
1944 On this day in history 5th Army enters & liberates Rome from Mussolini's Fascist armies
1944 The first submarine captured & boarded on high seas-U 505 on this day in history.
1946 Largest solar prominence (300,000 mi/500,000 km) observed on this day in history.
1949 "Cavalcade of Stars" debuts (DuMont); Jackie Gleason made host in 1950 on this day in history.
1954 Arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m on this day in history.
1956 Speech by Khrushchev blasting Stalin made public on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history first commercial coal pipeline placed in operation
1963 On this day in history first transmission of "Pop Go the Beatles" on BBC radio
1964 Beatles "World Tour" begins in Copenhagen Denmark on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history rolling Stones release "Satisfaction"
1967 Emmy Awards-Monkees win for comedy series on this day in history.
1970 Tonga gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history.
1972 Angela Davis, black activist, acquitted of killing a white guard on this day in history.
1974 NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks on this day in history.
1976 Canada declares 370 km (200 nautical mile) offshore fisheries jurisdiction zone, effective Jan 1, 1977 on this day in history.
1977 On this day in history violence during Puerto Rican Day in Chicago kills 2
1981 On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroids #2494 Inge, #2797 Teucer, #2870 Haupt, #3169 Ostro & #3726
1982 Israel attacks targets in south Lebanon on this day in history.
1984 Bruce Springsteen releases "Born in the USA" on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history sTS 51-G vehicle moves to the launch pad
1985 Supreme Court strikes down Alabama "moment of silence" law on this day in history.
1986 Jonathan Pollard, spy for Israel, pleads guilty in US court on this day in history.
1989 On this day in history beijing cop shoots & wounds Chinese priemer Li Ping
1989 Eastern Europe's first somewhat free election in 40 years held in Poland on this day in history.
1989 Largest parade in Bronx history honors 350th anniversary on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history greyhound Bus files bankruptcy
1990 On this day in history nY Telephone company announces that it wants Bronx areacode 917
2000 On this day in history in Southern Sumatera, Indonesia a 7.9 quake resulted in at least 103 people killed, 2,174 injured, extensive damage (VI) and landslides in the Bengkulu area; minor injuries and damage on Enggano
1903 A new element, Polonium, discovered by Curie husband and wife team on this day in history.
1938 Sigmund Freud leaves Austria for refuge in London on this day in history.
1942 Japanese suffer heavy losses at Midway Island on this day in history.
1970 Tonga independence on this day in history.
1738 On this day in history the birth of King George III
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