June 1st What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1967 UK Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1st June 1967 : One of the most iconic LP's from the 1960's is released by The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band selling over 8 million copies worldwide
1st June 1967 : One of the most iconic LP's from the 1960's is released by The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band selling over 8 million copies worldwide
1923 Great Britain World War I Loans To France
1st June 1923 : Both Great Britain and the United States are demanding back the loans made to France borrowed during the First World War but the french answer is both Britain and America are much richer nations and as the war was a world war they should not have to pay the money back, negotiations are continuing at diplomatic levels.
1st June 1923 : Both Great Britain and the United States are demanding back the loans made to France borrowed during the First World War but the french answer is both Britain and America are much richer nations and as the war was a world war they should not have to pay the money back, negotiations are continuing at diplomatic levels.
1933 U.S.A. Roger Williams
1st June 1933 : The aviator, Roger Williams , announces his plans to fly a round-trip flight across the Atlantic ocean. His flight plans start from New York and include stops in Rome, Greece, and Ireland. He plans to end in Chicago. It was set to start his flight on July 24th in a Bellanca plane.
1st June 1933 : The aviator, Roger Williams , announces his plans to fly a round-trip flight across the Atlantic ocean. His flight plans start from New York and include stops in Rome, Greece, and Ireland. He plans to end in Chicago. It was set to start his flight on July 24th in a Bellanca plane.
1935 England Compulsory Driving Test
1st June 1935 : Compulsory Driving Test is introduced for all drivers in England who started driving on or after 1 Apr 1934, A voluntary test was introduced by the Road Traffic Act in 1934 and the first person in Britain to take the test and pass his driving test is Mr J Beene which cost 7 shillings and 6 pence. All drivers buying a temporary driving license must now put ‘L’ plates on the car and take a driving test to get their full license.
1st June 1935 : Compulsory Driving Test is introduced for all drivers in England who started driving on or after 1 Apr 1934, A voluntary test was introduced by the Road Traffic Act in 1934 and the first person in Britain to take the test and pass his driving test is Mr J Beene which cost 7 shillings and 6 pence. All drivers buying a temporary driving license must now put ‘L’ plates on the car and take a driving test to get their full license.
1938 U.S.A. Superman Appears For The First Time
1st June 1938 : Superman created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster made his first appearance in D.C. Comics’ Action Comics Series issue #1 which sold for 10 cents.
1st June 1938 : Superman created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster made his first appearance in D.C. Comics’ Action Comics Series issue #1 which sold for 10 cents.
1942 Poland Death Camps
1st June 1942 : A Warsaw underground newspaper, the Liberty Brigade, is the first public newspaper to tell the world about the death camps in Poland where tens of thousands of Jews are gassed to death at Chelmno, a death camp in Poland .
1st June 1942 : A Warsaw underground newspaper, the Liberty Brigade, is the first public newspaper to tell the world about the death camps in Poland where tens of thousands of Jews are gassed to death at Chelmno, a death camp in Poland .
1944 France World War II
1st June 1944 : The British Broadcasting Corp. aired the coded message from the first line of a poem by Paul Verlaine to underground resistance fighters in France to inform the French resistance that the D-Day invasion was imminent. 1944
1st June 1944 : The British Broadcasting Corp. aired the coded message from the first line of a poem by Paul Verlaine to underground resistance fighters in France to inform the French resistance that the D-Day invasion was imminent. 1944
1947 U.S.A. Tornado Arkansas
1st June 1947 : A tornado kills an estimated 30 people and leaves over 500 people homeless in Arkansas. Many rural communities were hit by the tornado and destroyed. The storm's path was an estimated 20 miles long, and could have been up to 10 miles wide.
1st June 1947 : A tornado kills an estimated 30 people and leaves over 500 people homeless in Arkansas. Many rural communities were hit by the tornado and destroyed. The storm's path was an estimated 20 miles long, and could have been up to 10 miles wide.
1958 France Charles de Gaulle
1st June 1958 : Following a long political crisis over the revolt in Algeria, Charles de Gaulle is called out of retirement to head a new emergency government as a virtual dictator for a 6 month period to bring the country back together.
1st June 1958 : Following a long political crisis over the revolt in Algeria, Charles de Gaulle is called out of retirement to head a new emergency government as a virtual dictator for a 6 month period to bring the country back together.
1965 Japan Mining Disaster
1st June 1965 : In one of the worst mining disasters in modern times an explosion kills 236 workers at the Yamano coal mine near Fukuoka , Japan.
1st June 1965 : In one of the worst mining disasters in modern times an explosion kills 236 workers at the Yamano coal mine near Fukuoka , Japan.
1968 U.S.A. Helen Keller
1st June 1968 : The famous blind and deaf author, Helen Keller , dies.
1st June 1968 : The famous blind and deaf author, Helen Keller , dies.
1970 Soviet Union Nikita Khruschev
1st June 1970 : The former leader of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khruschev , was hospitalized with a burst blood vessel. Although the condition was not life threateningly dangerous, the former Premier was sent to the Kremlin hospital where he was to be kept indoors for a few weeks.
1st June 1970 : The former leader of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khruschev , was hospitalized with a burst blood vessel. Although the condition was not life threateningly dangerous, the former Premier was sent to the Kremlin hospital where he was to be kept indoors for a few weeks.
1979 Rhodesia End of White Rule
1st June 1979 : Rhodesia ends nearly 100 years of white minority rule and changes it's name to Zimbabwe.
1st June 1979 : Rhodesia ends nearly 100 years of white minority rule and changes it's name to Zimbabwe.
1980 U.S.A. CNN Launched In Atlanta
1st June 1980 : The first 24-hour news television station – CNN is launched in Atlanta, Georgia
1st June 1980 : The first 24-hour news television station – CNN is launched in Atlanta, Georgia
1985 U.S.A. Arms Control
1st June 1985 : The United States and the Soviet Union faced a stalemate when discussing arms control . Neither side seemed willing to compromise but both sides opened up the possibility for discussion.
1st June 1985 : The United States and the Soviet Union faced a stalemate when discussing arms control . Neither side seemed willing to compromise but both sides opened up the possibility for discussion.
1985 UK Stonehenge
1st June 1985 : 500 Hippy travellers clash with police on their way to the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge in Wiltshire for an illegal festival, the police set up a roadblock seven miles from Stonehenge. The day is known as "The Battle of the Beanfield" and was the first major test of an English Heritage ban on midsummer festivals at Stonehenge.
1st June 1985 : 500 Hippy travellers clash with police on their way to the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge in Wiltshire for an illegal festival, the police set up a roadblock seven miles from Stonehenge. The day is known as "The Battle of the Beanfield" and was the first major test of an English Heritage ban on midsummer festivals at Stonehenge.
1990 U.S.A. Chemical Weapons
1st June 1990 : In a historic meeting between President George Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev they sign a historic agreement to end production of chemical weapons and begin the destruction of reserves of chemical weapons.
1st June 1990 : In a historic meeting between President George Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev they sign a historic agreement to end production of chemical weapons and begin the destruction of reserves of chemical weapons.
1993 Bosnia Serb Forces Kill 4 children during artillery bombardment
1st June 1993 : Serb forces shell a football match in Bosnia killing 11 including 4 children who were watching the football match.
1st June 1993 : Serb forces shell a football match in Bosnia killing 11 including 4 children who were watching the football match.
2001 Nepal Royal Family
1st June 2001 : The king, queen and seven other members of the royal family in Nepal are shot dead after the heir to the throne Crown Prince Dipendra went on a rampage with a gun before turning it on himself.
1st June 2001 : The king, queen and seven other members of the royal family in Nepal are shot dead after the heir to the throne Crown Prince Dipendra went on a rampage with a gun before turning it on himself.
2005 Zimbabwe Police Crackdown
1st June 2005 : The police in Zimbabwe continue the crackdown on shantytowns that have been built in the capital, Harare, destroying thousands of shanty's and arresting more than 22,000 people. The police are destroying these Shanty Towns in an attempt to clean up crime in the cities and forcing the people back to the rural areas of the country.
1st June 2005 : The police in Zimbabwe continue the crackdown on shantytowns that have been built in the capital, Harare, destroying thousands of shanty's and arresting more than 22,000 people. The police are destroying these Shanty Towns in an attempt to clean up crime in the cities and forcing the people back to the rural areas of the country.
2006 U.S.A. Hurricane Katrina
1st June 2006 : A report on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers admitted that faulty design specifications, incomplete sections and substandard construction of levee segments, contributed up to 2/3rd's of damage done to New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina.
1st June 2006 : A report on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers admitted that faulty design specifications, incomplete sections and substandard construction of levee segments, contributed up to 2/3rd's of damage done to New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina.
