Today in History, English
Today in History, English


IDTimeCategoryEvent
63091June 1Holiday and observanceGlobal Day of Parents (international)
63092June 1Holiday and observanceIndependence Day, celebrates the independence of Samoa from New Zealand in 1962.
63093June 1Holiday and observanceMadaraka Day (Kenya)
63094June 1Holiday and observanceNational Maritime Day (Mexico)
63095June 1Holiday and observanceNational Tree Planting Day (Cambodia)
63096June 1Holiday and observanceNeighbours' Day (International)
63097June 1Holiday and observancePancasila Day (Indonesia)
63098June 1Holiday and observancePresident's Day (Palau)
63099June 1Holiday and observanceThe beginning of Crop over, celebrated until the first Monday of August. (Barbados)
63100June 1Holiday and observanceVictory Day (Tunisia)
63101June 1Holiday and observanceWorld Milk Day (international)
63102June 2Event455 – Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
63103June 2Event1010 – The Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr took place in the context of the Fitna of al-Andalus resulting in a defeat for the Caliphate of Córdoba.
63104June 2Event1098 – First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city. The second siege would later start on June 7.
63105June 2Event1615 – The first Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.
63106June 2Event1676 – Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.
63107June 2Event1692 – Bridget Bishop is the first person to go to trial in the Salem witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Found guilty, she is hanged on June 10.
63108June 2Event1763 – Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
63109June 2Event1774 – Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
63110June 2Event1793 – French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.
63111June 2Event1805 – Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, from the British.
63112June 2Event1835 – P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States.
63113June 2Event1848 – The Slavic congress in Prague begins.
63114June 2Event1855 – The Portland Rum Riot occurs in Portland, Maine.
63115June 2Event1866 – Fenian raids: The Fenians are victorious over Canadian forces in both the Battle of Ridgeway and the Battle of Fort Erie.
63116June 2Event1886 – U.S. President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom in the White House, becoming the only president to wed in the executive mansion.
63117June 2Event1896 – Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his newest invention, the radio.
63118June 2Event1909 – Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
63119June 2Event1910 – Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.
63120June 2Event1919 – Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.

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