The Teton Dam in the Fremont and Madison counties in Idaho, United States, collapses. Teton Dam, a 305-foot high earthfill dam across the Teton River…
4 June 1943
Ramón Castillo is ousted in a military coup in Argentina. The 1943 Argentine coup d’état, also known as the Revolution of ’43, was a coup…
3 June 1992
Aboriginal Land Rights are granted in Australia from the case of Mabo v Queensland. On 3 June 1992 six of the seven High Court Judges…
2 June 1919
A group of anarchists set off bombs in eight different USA cities. In seven U.S. cities, on evening of June 2, 1919, all within approximately…
1 June 1974
The Heimlich maneuver that is used to help choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine. The surgeon who gave his name to the…
31 May 1977
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is finished. With the laying of the first section of pipe on March 27, 1975, construction began on what at the…
30 May 1574
Henry III becomes King of France. Henry III, also called Henry of Valois, king of France from 1574, under whose reign the prolonged crisis of…
29 May 1727
Peter II becomes the Tsar of Russia. Peter II, Russian in full Pyotr Alekseyevich, emperor of Russia from 1727 to 1730. Grandson of Peter I…
28 May 1964
The Palestine Liberation Organization is formed. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is undoubtedly one of the most infamous terrorist organizations around the world. Created in…
27 May 1907
The Bubonic plague breaks out in San Francisco. In the summer of 1899, a ship sailing from Hong Kong to San Francisco had had two…