June 4 - This 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