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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

June 4 - The Day in History

June 4 : General Interest
1942: Battle of Midway begins

On this day in 1942, the Battle of Midway--one of the most decisive U.S. victories against Japan during World War II--begins... read more


American Revolution
1754 : Lieutenant Colonel George Washington builds Fort Necessity
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lieutenant-colonel-george-washington-builds-fort-necessity

Automotive
1896 : Henry Ford test-drives his "Quadricycle"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-ford-test-drives-his-quadricycle

Civil War
1862 : Confederates evacuate Fort Pillow
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederates-evacuate-fort-pillow

Cold War
1989 : Tiananmen Square massacre takes place
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tiananmen-square-massacre-takes-place

Crime
1986 : Pollard admits to selling top-secret information to Israel
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pollard-admits-to-selling-top-secret-information-to-israel

Disaster
1972 : Trains collide in Bangladesh
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/trains-collide-in-bangladesh

General Interest
1919 : Congress passes the 19th Amendment
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-the-19th-amendment
1940 : Dunkirk evacuation ends
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dunkirk-evacuation-
1972 : Angela Davis acquitted
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/angela-davis-acquitted

Hollywood
1975 : Angelina Jolie born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/angelina-jolie-born

Literary
1940 : The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers is published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-heart-is-a-lonely-hunter-by-carson-mccullers-is-published

Music
1976 : Four dozen people witness "The gig that changed the world"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/four-dozen-people-witness-quotthe-gig-that-changed-the-worldquot

Old West
1876 : Express train crosses the nation in 83 hours
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/express-train-crosses-the-nation-in-83-hours

Presidential
1934 : FDR asks for drought-relief funds
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-asks-for-drought-relief-funds

Sports
1976 : Celtics battle Suns through three overtimes in NBA Finals
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/celtics-battle-suns-through-three-overtimes-in-nba-finals

Vietnam War
1961 : Kennedy and Khrushchev agree on neutrality for Laos
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-and-khrushchev-agree-on-neutrality-for-laos
1965 : Walt takes command of 3rd Marine Division
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/walt-takes-command-of-3rd-marine-division

World War I
1916 : Brusilov Offensive begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brusilov-offensive-begins

World War II
1942 : The Battle of Midway begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-midway-begins


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