The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain. The lands to the east would belong to Portugal and the lands to the west to Castile….
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1 July 1903
The first Tour de France bicycle race start. The 1903 Tour de France was the first cycling race set up and sponsored by the newspaper…
30 June 1953
The very first iconic Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan. Sixty-three years ago at a small factory in Flint, Michigan on…
29 June 1987
The painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille by Vincent Van Gogh, was bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England. LONDON — Dutch-born…
28 June 1846
Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone. Antoine-Joseph “Adolphe” Sax 6 November 1814 – 7 February 1894 was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone…
27 June 1977
France grants independence to Djibouti. In 1967, shortly after the second referendum was held, the former Côte française des Somalis was renamed to Territoire français…
26 June 1927
The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island, NY. The Coney Island Cyclone is a historic wooden roller coaster that opened on June 26, 1927,…
25 June 1940
The French armistice with Germany comes into effect. With Paris fallen and the German conquest of France reaching its conclusion, Marshal Henri Petain replaces Paul…
24 June 1813
A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army in what was called the Battle of Beaver Dams. The Battle of Beaver Dams…
23 June 1913
The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran during the Second Balkan War. The Battle of Doiran was a battle of the Second…