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History of 5 June
History of 5 June
1998 - A strike began at a General Motors Corp. parts factory near Detroit, MI, that closed five assembly plants and...
History of 4 June
History of 4 June
1992 - The U.S. Postal Service announced that people preferred the "younger Elvis" stamp design in a nationwide vote.
1998...
History of 3 June
History of 3 June
1999 - Slobodan Milosevic's government accepted an international peace plan concerning Kosovo. NATO announced that airstrikes would continue until 40,000...
History of 2 June
History of 2 June
1995 - Captain Scott F. O'Grady's U.S. Air Force F-16C was shot down by Bosnian Serbs. He was rescued six days later.
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History Of 1 June
History Of 1 June
1970 - Zimbabwe came into existence. It was formerly known as Rhodesia.
1972 - In Iraq, The Ba'athist government nationalized the western-owned...
History of 31 May
History of 31 May
1900 - U.S. troops arrived in Peking to help put down the Boxer Rebellion.
1902 - The Boer War ended between the Boers of...
History of 30 May
History of 30 May
1903 - In Riverdale, NY, the first American motorcycle hill climb was held.
1911 - Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500. At...
History of 29 May
History of 29 May
1910 - An airplane raced a train from Albany, NY, to New York City. The airplane pilot Glenn Curtiss won the $10,000...
History of 28 May
History of 28 May
1900 - Britain annexed the Orange Free State.
1918 - Azerbaijan declared independence.
1928 - Chrysler Corporation merged with Dodge Brothers, Inc.
1929 -...
History of 27 May
History of 27 May
1901 - The Edison Storage Battery Company was organized.
1907 - The Bubonic Plague broke out in San Francisco.
1919 - A U.S. Navy seaplane...
History of 26 May
History of 26 May
1908 - In Persia, the first oil strike was made in the Middle East.
1913 - Actors’ Equity Association was organized in...
History of 25 May
History of 25 May
1911 - President of Mexico, Portfolio Diaz, resigned his office.
1925 - John Scopes was indicted for teaching the Darwinian theory in...