{"id":5485,"date":"2019-06-04T11:46:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T06:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/?p=5485"},"modified":"2019-06-04T11:49:13","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T06:19:13","slug":"history-of-4-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/history-of-4-june\/","title":{"rendered":"History of 4 June"},"content":{"rendered":"

History of 4 June<\/h2>\n

1960<\/strong> – The Taiwan island of Quemoy was hit by 500 artillery shells fired from the coast of Communist China.<\/p>\n

1974<\/strong> – The Cleveland Indians had “Ten Cent Beer Night”. Due to the drunken and unruly fans, the Indians forfeited to the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n

1974<\/strong> – Sally Murphy became the first woman to qualify as an aviator with the U.S. Army.<\/p>\n

1984<\/strong> – For the first time in 32 years, Arnold Palmer failed to make the cut for the U.S. Open golf tournament.<\/p>\n

1985<\/strong> – The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down an Alabama law that provided for a daily minute of silence in public schools.<\/p>\n

1986<\/strong> – Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pled guilty in Washington to spying for Israel. He was sentenced to life in prison.<\/p>\n

1986<\/strong> – The California Supreme Court approved a law that limited the liability of manufacturers and other wealthy defendants. It was known as the “deep pockets law.”<\/p>\n

1989<\/strong> – In Beijing, Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square to crush the pro-democracy movement. It is believed that hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators were killed.<\/p>\n

1992<\/strong> – The U.S. Postal Service announced that people preferred the “younger Elvis” stamp design in a nationwide vote.<\/p>\n

1998<\/strong> – George and Ira Gershwin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n

2003<\/strong> – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban “partial birth” abortions with a 282-139 vote.<\/p>\n

2003<\/strong> –\u00a0Amazon.com\u00a0announced that it had received more than 1 million orders for the book “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” The released date was planned for June 21.<\/p>\n

2008<\/strong> – The United Kingdom and Canada became the first countries to be able to buy and rent films at the\u00a0iTunes Store.<\/p>\n

2010<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Falcon 9 Flight 1\u00a0is the\u00a0maiden flight\u00a0of the\u00a0SpaceX\u00a0Falcon 9\u00a0rocket, which launches from\u00a0Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40.<\/p>\n

Celebrating Birthday Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • 1981<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Jennifer Carroll, Canadian swimmer<\/li>\n
  • 1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Giourkas Seitaridis, Greek footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Natalia Vodopyanova, Russian basketball player<\/li>\n
  • 1982<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Abel Kirui, Kenyan runner<\/li>\n
  • 1982<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Ronnie Prude, American-Canadian football player<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Romaric, Ivorian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Emmanuel Ebou\u00e9, Ivorian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Olha Saladuha, Ukrainian triple jumper<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Enrico Rossi Chauvenet, Italian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Rainie Yang, Taiwanese actress<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Ian White, Canadian ice hockey player<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Leon Botha, South African painter and DJ (d. 2011)<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Anna-Lena Gr\u00f6nefeld, a German tennis player<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Evan Lysacek, American figure skater<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Lukas Podolski, German footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Oddvar Reiakvam, Norwegian politician<\/li>\n
  • 1987<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Luisa Zissman, English businesswoman<\/li>\n
  • 1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Mollie King, English singer-songwriter and model<\/li>\n
  • 1988<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Matt Bartkowski, American ice hockey defenseman<\/li>\n
  • 1988<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Kimberley Busteed, Australian model<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Federico Erba, Italian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Pawe\u0142 Fajdek, Polish hammer thrower<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Zac Farro, American singer, and drummer<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Evan Spiegel, American Internet entrepreneur<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Greg Monroe, American professional basketball player<\/li>\n
  • 1991<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Lorenzo Insigne, Italian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1991<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Matt McIlwrick, New Zealand rugby league player<\/li>\n
  • 1991<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Tom Scholes-Fogg, British police officer, author and charity founder<\/li>\n
  • 1993<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Jonathan Huberdeau, Canadian ice hockey player<\/li>\n
  • 1995<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Shiori Tamai, Japanese singer<\/li>\n
  • 1999<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Kim So-Hyun, South Korean actress<\/li>\n
  • 2004<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Mackenzie Ziegler, American dancer, singer, actress, and model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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