What happened on June 1st?
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| 1215 | Genghis Khan and his army overrun Beijing Learn more.. |
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| 1459 | Pope Pius II opens the Council of Mantua to call for a new crusade against the Ottoman Empire - becomes the ‘Paper Crusade’ Learn more.. |
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| 1485 | Matthias of Hungary takes Vienna from Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III with his ‘Black Army’ Learn more.. |
| 1495 | The first written record of Scotch Whisky appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland - it refers to Friar John Cor as the distiller of Aqua Vitae the origin of the word Whisky Learn more.. |
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| 1533 | Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England Learn more.. |
| 1543 | Possible publication date for Flemish physician Andreas Vesalius’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica - a major step forward in understanding human anatomy Learn more.. |
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| 1568 | Duke of Alva oversees beheading of 18 nobles in Brussels as part of Council of Troubles/Council of Blood - fuelling Dutch resistance Learn more.. |
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| 1638 | 1st earthquake recorded in US, at Plymouth, Massachusetts Learn more.. |
| 1641 | France and Portugal sign the first anti-Spanish covenant - broken later by France Learn more.. |
| 1649 | Russian Tsar Alexis throws English merchants out of Moscow as a protest against the execution of King Charles I Learn more.. |
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| 1660 | Mary Dyer is hanged for being a Quaker in the Massachusetts Bay Colony - a practice that only stopped when King Charles II forbade it Learn more.. |
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| 1679 | The victory for the Covenanters at the Battle of Drumclog gives a brief boost to Scottish Presbyterian freedom Learn more.. |
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| 1774 | The British government orders the Port of Boston closed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party Learn more.. |
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| 1789 | The first US congressional act is signed into law - An Act to regulate the Time and Manner of administering certain Oaths Learn more.. |
| 1794 | Battle of Glorious First of June or the Fourth Battle of Ushant, being the first and largest fleet action between Great Britain and the First French Republic Learn more.. |
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| 1809 | Robert Barclay-Allardyce, the last Laird of Urie (the Great Pedestrian), started walking 1,000 miles in 1,000 successive hours - an amazing test of stamina and sleep denial Learn more.. |
| 1813 | Captain John Lawrence unintentionally creates the US Navy motto ‘Don't give up the ship’ - it was overwhelmed by a British boarding party shortly afterward Learn more.. |
| 1815 | Napoleon Bonaparte swears fidelity to the Constitution of France during the ‘Champ de Mai’ ceremony Learn more.. |
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| 1831 | James Clark Ross discovers the North Magnetic Pole Learn more.. |
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| 1843 | Isabella Baumfree changes her name to Sojourner Truth - leaves NY and begins to travel while preaching against slavery Learn more.. |
| 1848 | The short-lived but impactful newspaper Neue Rheinische Zeitung, founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, goes into print Learn more.. |
| 1855 | US adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua and reestablishes slavery Learn more.. |
| 1861 | The Battle of Fairfax Court House sees the first fatal casualties in the American Civil War Learn more.. |
| 1862 | The African Slave Trade Treaty Act (Lyons-Seward Treaty) is passed - a bilateral treaty between the US and UK to suppress the African slave trade Learn more.. |
| 1868 | The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed outlining a path for the Navajos to rebuild their lives after the devastating Long Walk Learn more.. |
| 1869 | Thomas Edison is granted his first patent for the Electric Vote Recorder Learn more.. |
| 1870 | Telegraph link to India first open for business Learn more.. |
| 1872 | Charles Albanel's expedition sets off for Hudson Bay - they will be the first Europeans to reach it overland Learn more.. |
| 1879 | Napoleon Eugene, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed serving with British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War Learn more.. |
| The first Tay Bridge by Thomas Bouch was completed Learn more.. | |
| 1880 | The first public telephone service (attendant-operated) in the United States is installed in New Haven, Connecticut Learn more.. |
| 1886 | 11,000 miles of railroads track in the Southern United States are converted from a five foot to standard gauge - in just 2 days Learn more.. |
| 1896 | The first recorded car theft when Baron de Zuylen’s Peugeot is stolen by his mechanic in Paris Learn more.. |
| 1898 | Hotelier Caesar Ritz opens the Ritz Hotel in Paris, the first hotel with electricity on every floor and separate bathrooms Learn more.. |
| 1907 | Frank Whittle is born near Coventry, England - he will be credited with inventing the turbojet for which he was knighted Learn more.. |
| 1908 | John Krohn begins a walk around perimeter of the USA pushing a three-wheeled cart he called ‘The Sphinx’ - it took 357 days Learn more.. |
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| 1922 | Royal Ulster Constabulary founded Learn more.. |
| 1926 | Marilyn Monroe was born in Los Angeles (as Norma Jean Mortensen). Learn more.. |
| 1935 | Driving tests became compulsory for drivers and riders in the UK Learn more.. |
| 1936 | Lux Radio Theatre moved from New York City to Hollywood and Cecil B. DeMille took over as host Learn more.. |
| 1937 | Morgan Freeman, known as much for his narration as his acting (less known for his beekeeping skills), is born in Memphis Learn more.. |
| 1939 | Lou Nova beats Max Baer in the first major boxing match on US television Learn more.. |
| 1943 | Germany shoots down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London, 13 passengers, included actor Leslie Howard, and 4 crew die Learn more.. |
| 1946 | U.S. bakers reduce the size of bread loaves and rolls by 10% by weight, by order of The Department of Agriculture Learn more.. |
| 1949 | The British government grants Cyrenaica (East-Libya) independence Learn more.. |
| 1951 | The International Cheese treaty is signed Learn more.. |
| 1957 | First Premium Bonds prizes draw in the UK Learn more.. |
| 1961 | New York WGFM is the first radio station to go stereo using the newly FCC authorised General Electric-Zenith 4-4A system Learn more.. |
| 1962 | Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann executed Learn more.. |
| 1964 | The Rolling Stones arrive in New York's Kennedy International Airport for 1st US tour, greeted by about 500 fans Learn more.. |
| 1965 | Arno Penzias and Robert Woodrow Wilson at Bell Labs detect 3°K primordial background radiation - helping confirm The Big Bang theory Learn more.. |
| 1968 | Blind and deaf American author Helen Keller dies in Westport, Connecticut Learn more.. |
| Simon & Garfunkel's single Mrs Robinson from the film The Graduate hits #1 (the first rock song to win Grammy for Record of the Year) Learn more.. | |
| 1970 | The UK Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, is hit in the face with an egg thrown by a Young Conservative demonstrator Learn more.. |
| 1972 | West German police arrest Red Army Faction leader Andreas Baader Learn more.. |
| Bophuthatswana is declared an independent state by South Africa as part of their apartheid system - no other country recognised it Learn more.. | |
| Iraq nationalises Iraq Petroleum Company owned by a US, British, Dutch and French consortium Learn more.. | |
| 1974 | The Heimlich manoeuvre for rescuing choking victims is first published in the journal Emergency Medicine Learn more.. |
| 1978 | The first applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed making it possible for inventors to seek protection in many jurisdictions with a single application Learn more.. |
| 1979 | Ted Coombs begins 5,193-mile roller skate from Los Angeles to New York City Learn more.. |
| Bishop Abel Muzorewa is sworn in as Zimbabwe Rhodesia's 1st black Prime Minister Learn more.. | |
| 1980 | The first transmission of CNN, the Cable News Network Learn more.. |
| 1981 | Jaffna Public Library, one of the largest libraries in Asia and the crucible of Tamil literature and heritage, is burnt to the ground by Sri Lankan security forces Learn more.. |
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| 1996 | Sony does not renew lease on the Jumbotron (the first giant video board in Times Square) leading to its eventual removal Learn more.. |
| 1998 | European Central Bank is founded Learn more.. |
| 2001 | The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra slaughters 9 members of his family, including his parents, during dinner, then kills himself - opening the door to Maoist insurgency Learn more.. |
| 2002 | The Czech Republic become the first country to enact a law to address light pollution Learn more.. |
| 2003 | The Three Gorges Dam begins filling Learn more.. |
| 2009 | General Motors (one time world's largest manufacturer of motor vehicles) files for bankruptcy protection Learn more.. |
| 2017 | The USA announces it is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement for the first time Learn more.. |
| 2022 | Turkey officially changes its name to Türkiye Learn more.. |
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