June 1 - The Day in History

June 1 : General Interest 1980: CNN launches On this day in 1980, CNN (Cable News Network), the world's first 24-hour television news network, makes its debut... read more American Revolution 1779 : Benedict Arnold is court-martialed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benedict-arnold-is-court-martialed Automotive 1934 : Nissan Motor Company founded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nissan-motor-company-founded Civil War 1864 : Battle of Cold Harbor begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-cold-harbor-begins Cold War 1977 : Soviets charge Shcharansky with treason http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-charge-shcharansky-with-treason Crime 2004 : Opening statements begin in Scott Peterson murder trial http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/opening-statements-begin-in-scott-peterson-murder-trial Disaster 1965 : Coal mine explosion kills 236 in Japan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coal-mine-explosion-kills-236-in-japan General Interest 1941 : Crete falls to German forces http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/crete-falls-to-german-forces 1958 : De Gaulle reassumes French leadership http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/de-gaulle-reassumes-french-leadership 1968 : Helen Keller dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/helen-keller-dies 1990 : Superpowers to destroy chemical weapons http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/superpowers-to-destroy-chemical-weapons Hollywood 1926 : Marilyn Monroe born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marilyn-monroe-born Literary 1809 : Coleridge begins to publish The Friend http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coleridge-begins-to-publish-the-friend Music 1967 : The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-beatles-release-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band Old West 1871 : John Wesley Hardin arrives in Abilene http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-wesley-hardin-arrives-in-abilene Presidential 1900 : Future President Hoover caught in Boxer Rebellion http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/future-president-hoover-caught-in-boxer-rebellion Sports 2005 : George Mikan dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-mikan-dies Vietnam War 1964 : Top U.S. officials meet in Honolulu http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/top-us-officials-meet-in-honolulu 1971 : Vietnam Veterans group announces support for Nixon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vietnam-veterans-group-announces-support-for-nixon World War I 1916 : Germans launch attack on British lines in Ypres Salient http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-launch-attack-on-british-lines-in-ypres-salient World War II 1942 : News of death camp killings becomes public for first time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/news-of-death-camp-killings-becomes-public-for-first-time

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