The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded. The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was established in 1922 following the partition of Ireland and the creation of Northern…
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1 June 1950
Chinchaga ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America. The Chinchaga fire of 1950, often dubbed the “Great…
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…
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…
1 June 1974
The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine
1 June 1941
The Farhud, a massive pogrom in Iraq, starts and as a result, many Iraqi Jews are forced to leave their homes.
1 June 2009
Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228…
1 June 1533
Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England. On 1st June 1533, Whitsun, Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, was crowned queen at Westminster Abbey by…
1 June 1980
CNN (Cable News Network) begins broadcasting. On this day in 1 June 1980, CNN Cable News Network, the world’s first 24-hour television news network, makes…
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…