June 1935

Saturday 01:

1935 - First driving tests introduced in Britain.

Sunday 02:

Baseballer Babe Ruth announces he is going to retire from the sport.

Monday 03:

One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, British Columbia, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa, Ontario.

Friday 07:

Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of France.

Sunday 09:

Ho-Umezu Agreement: China, under KMT administration, recognized Japanese occupations in Northeast China.

Monday 10:

Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.

Tuesday 11:

1935 - Inventor Edwin Howard Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States, at Alpine, New Jersey.

Wednesday 12:

Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay, fighting since 1932.

Thursday 13:

In one of the biggest upsets in championship boxing, the 10 to 1 underdog James J. Braddock defeated Max Baer in Long Island City, New York, and became the heavyweight champion of the world.

Sunday 30:

The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its first congress.