The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey. Drive-in movie theaters are a type of cinema that allows moviegoers to watch films from the…
5 June 1981
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare…
4 June 1920
Hungary loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the Treaty of Trianon is signed in Paris. The Treaty of Trianon was…
3 June 1940
World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris. The Luftwaffe, the German air force, conducted a series of bombing raids on Paris in 1940 during World…
2 June 1835
P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States. P.T. Barnum, whose full name was Phineas Taylor Barnum, was an…
1 June 1980
Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. CNN, which stands for Cable News Network, is a global 24-hour television news network that was founded in 1980…
31 May 1859
The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time. Big Ben is one of the most iconic landmarks in…
30 May 1814
The First Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1792 extent, and restoring the House of Bourbon to power. The First…
29 May 1868
Mihailo Obrenovi? III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated. Mihailo Obrenovi? III (1859-1868): Mihailo Obrenovi? III was the son of Prince Miloš Obrenovi? and the nephew…
28 May 1974
Northern Ireland’s power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists. The Sunningdale Agreement was a significant political accord signed on December 9, 1973,…