Major Events
- 1760 The Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive in Nova Scotia, Canada, to claim land taken from the Acadians
- 1940 British complete the "Miracle of Dunkirk" by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft and even lifeboats
- 1989 Eastern Europe's first partial free elections in 40 years held in Poland, Solidarity Party comes to power
- 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre: Chinese troops clear the square of student protesters, unofficial figures place death toll near 1,000
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive begins with increased fighting in the east and south of the country [1]
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Jun 4 in Film & TV
- 1942 "Mrs Miniver" based on the novel by Jan Struther, directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon is released in the US (Best Picture 1943)
Jun 4 in Music
- 1984 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 7th studio album "Born in the USA", his biggest commercial success topped the charts in 11 countries and sold over 30 million copies, worldwide
Jun 4 in Sport
- 1927 1st Ryder Cup Golf, Worcester CC: US beats Great Britain, 9½-2½; Walter Hagen first American captain; Ted Ray first GB skipper
Did You Know?
A patent for the ATM is granted to Don Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain
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Fun Fact About June 4
22-year-old man sneaks into wheel pod of a jet parked in Havana and survives 9-hr flight to Spain despite thin oxygen levels at 29,000 ft
Famous Weddings
- 1913 Author A. A. Milne (31) weds Dorothy Daphne de Selincourt
- 1915 Canadian diplomat Vincent Massey (28) weds Alice Parkin
- 1924 Physician Frederick Banting (32) weds Marion Robertson
Famous Divorces
- 2012 "The Wonder Years" actress Danica McKellar (37) divorces composer Mike Verta (36) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
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Arna BontempsArticles, Photos and Quiz
Dunkirk: Military Retreat They Called a Miracle
Trapped on beaches and a sitting target for German fighter planes and bombers, 330,000 Allied troops looked doomed. Then came the "miracle" of Dunkirk.
June 4, 1940
Miracle of Dunkirk
British troops await evacuation at Dunkirk
June 4, 1940
Tiananmen Square Massacre
The Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989 was a savage crackdown on student protesters in Beijing. Many were shot dead by soldiers or crushed to death by tanks.
June 4, 1989
