Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome. Giacomo Matteotti was an Italian socialist politician who was a prominent critic of Benito…
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9 June 1979
The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven. The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney is a tragic event that occurred…
8 June 1966
The National Football League and American Football League announced a merger effective in 1970. The merger of the National Football League (NFL) and the American…
7 June 1967
Six-Day War: Israeli soldiers enter Jerusalem. The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or the Third Arab-Israeli War, was…
6 June 1889
The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle The Great Seattle Fire was a catastrophic event that occurred on June 6, 1889, and resulted…
5 June 1915
Denmark amends its constitution to allow women’s suffrage. Women’s suffrage refers to the right of women to vote in elections. It was a significant movement…
4 June 1896
Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run. Here are some key points about it: Inception…
3 June 1992
Australian Aboriginal land rights are recognised in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo which led to the…
2 June 2012
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Hosni Mubarak…
1 June 1974
The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine. The Heimlich maneuver is an emergency procedure used to treat upper…