TODAY’S HISTORY LESSON: JUNE 4
780 -BC- 1st total solar eclipse reliably recorded by Chinese
1070 Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France
1615 The fortress at Osaka, Japan, falls to Shogun Leyasu after a six-month siege.
1647 Parliamentary forces capture King Charles I and hold him prisoner.
1717 The Freemasons are founded in London.
1760 Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada taken from the Acadians
1783 The Montgolfier brothers demonstrate the first hot air balloon
1805 Tripoli is forced to conclude peace with the United States after a conflict over tribute.
1812 Louisiana Territory officially renamed “Missouri Territory”
1911 Gold is discovered in Alaska’s Indian Creek.
1912 Massachusetts passes 1st US minimum wage law
1919 The U.S. Senate passes the Women’s Suffrage bill.
1919 US marines invade Costa Rica
1924 An eternal light was dedicated at Madison Square in New York City in memory of all New York soldiers who died in World War I.
1940 British complete the “Miracle of Dunkirk” by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft and even lifeboats
1942 The Battle of Midway began. It was the first major victory for America over Japan during World War II. The battle ended on June 6 and ended Japanese expansion in the Pacific.
1944 The U.S. Fifth Army entered Rome, leading to the liberation of the city during World War II.
1945 US, Soviet Union, Britain and France agree to divide up occupied Germany
1947 The House of Representatives approved the Taft-Hartley Act. The legislation allowed the President of the United States to intervene in labor disputes.
1953 North Korea accepts the United Nations proposals in all major respects.
1974 The Cleveland Indians had “Ten Cent Beer Night”. Due to the drunken and unruly fans the Indians forfeited to the Texas Rangers.
1984 Columbia Records releases “Born in the USA”, the 7th studio album by Bruce Springsteen; His biggest commercial success topped the charts in 11 countries and sold over 30 million copies, worldwide
1985 The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down an Alabama law that provided for a daily minute of silence in public schools.
1986 The California Supreme Court approved a law that limited the liability of manufacturers and other wealthy defendants. It was known as the “deep pockets law.”
1989 Poland holds the first free elections after World War II
1989 People’s Army of China opened fire on crowds of prodemocracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, killing thousands.
2003 The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban “partial birth” abortions with a 282-139 vote.
2003 Martha Stewart was indicted on charges of insider trading.
REFERENCE: history.net, onthisday.com, thepeopleshistory.com, timeanddate.com, scopesys.com, on-this-day.com
