June 01

Wednesday 01, 2005:

The Dutch referendum on the European Constitution results in its rejection.

Sunday 01, 2003:

The People's Republic of China begins filling the reservoir behind the massive Three Gorges Dam, raising the water level near the dam over 100 metres.

Thursday 01, 2000:

The multilateral Patent Law Treaty (PLT) is signed.

Friday 01, 1990:

U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production and start destroying each of their nation's stockpiles.

Sunday 01, 1980:

The Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.

Friday 01, 1979:

The first black-led government of Rhodesia in 90 years takes power, ousting Ian Smith and changing the country's name to Zimbabwe.

Thursday 01, 1978:

The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.

Saturday 01, 1974:

Flixborough disaster: An explosion at a chemical plant in Flixborough, UK, kills 28 people.

Tuesday 01, 1971:

Vietnam War: Vietnam Veterans for a Just Peace, claiming to represent the majority of U.S. veterans who served in Southeast Asia, speak against war protests.

Thursday 01, 1967:

The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released; Don Dunstan becomes Premier of South Australia

Sunday 01, 1958:

Charles De Gaulle is brought out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.

Tuesday 01, 1954:

The Peanuts comic strip character Linus van Pelt is shown with a security blanket for the first time. http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_linus.html

Tuesday 01, 1943:

A civilian flight from Lisbon to London is shot down by the Germans during World War II, killing all aboard, including actor Leslie Howard.

Sunday 01, 1941:

World War II: Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.

Wednesday 01, 1938:

Baseball: Protective helmets are worn by batters for the very first time.

Saturday 01, 1935:

1935 - First driving tests introduced in Britain.

Monday 01, 1925:

Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays the first game in his record streak of 2,130 consecutive games, an endurance record in major league baseball that stands till Cal Ripken, Jr. broke it in 1995.

Thursday 01, 1922:

Official founding of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

Wednesday 01, 1921:

Tulsa Race Riot: A race riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma, kills at least 85 people.

Saturday 01, 1918:

World War I: Battle for Belleau Wood begins.

Wednesday 01, 1910:

Robert Falcon Scott's South Pole expedition leaves England.

Tuesday 01, 1909:

The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition world's fair opens in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Saturday 01, 1907:

Cricket: Colin Blythe takes 17 wickets for 48 runs against Northamptonshire at Northampton in one day. It is the best analysis ever recorded either for a county cricket match or a single day's bowling, and not bettered in first-class cricket until 1956.

Wednesday 01, 1898:

The Trans-Mississippi Exposition world's fair opens in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

Sunday 01, 1890:

The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.

Sunday 01, 1879:

Napoleon Eugene, Prince of France, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.

Tuesday 01, 1869:

Thomas Edison of Boston, Massachusetts, receives a patent for his electric voting machine.

Sunday 01, 1862:

American Civil War: Battle of Fair Oaks ends, with both sides claiming victory.

Friday 01, 1855:

American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua and reinstates slavery.

Wednesday 01, 1831:

James Clark Ross discovers the position of the North Magnetic Pole on the Boothia Peninsula.

Thursday 01, 1815:

Napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France.

Tuesday 01, 1813:

The United States Navy gains its motto as the mortally wounded commander of the frigate Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, said, 'Don't give up the ship'.

Monday 01, 1812:

War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.

Wednesday 01, 1796:

Tennessee becomes the 16th state of the United States.

Friday 01, 1792:

Kentucky becomes the 15th state of the United States.

Tuesday 01, 1779:

American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold is court-martialed for malfeasance in his treatment of government property.

Tuesday 01, 1660:

Mary Dyer is hanged in Boston, Massachusetts, for defying a law banning Quakers from the colony. She is considered to be the last religious martyr in what would become the United States.

Thursday 01, 1533:

Henry VIII of England's new wife, Anne Boleyn, is crowned as queen.

Saturday 01, 1495:

Friar John Cor records the first known batch of scotch whisky.

Monday 01, 1485:

Matthias of Hungary took Vienna in his conquest of Austria (from Frederick III) and made the city his capital.

Tuesday 01, 1283:

Treaty of Rheinfelden: Duke Rudolph II of Austria has to waive his right to the Duchies of Austria and Styria.

Saturday 01, 193:

Roman Emperor Marcus Didius is assassinated in his palace.

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