TODAY IN HISTORY/NATIONAL DAY. (JUNE 1ST)

EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY

• 1913 – The Greek-Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Seccond Balkan War.

• 1916 – Louis Brandels becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.

• 1918 – World War 1: Western Front: Battle of Bellway Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.

• 1922 – The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded.

• 1930 – The Deccan Queen is introduced as first intercity train between Bombay VT (Now Mumbai CST) and Poona (Pune) to run on electric locomotives.

• 1939 – First flight of the German Focke-wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft.

• 1941 – World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.

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• 1941 – The Farhoud, a massive pogrom in Iraq, starts and as a result, many Iraqi Jews are forced to leave their homes.

• 1943 – BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junckers Ju 88s, Killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

• 1946 – Ion Antonescu, “Conducator” (“Leader”) of Romania during World War II, is executed.

• 1958 – Charles de Gualle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.

• 1962 – Adolf Eichmann is hanged in Israel.

• 1964 – Kenya becomes a republic with Jomo Kenyatta (1897 – 22 August 1978) as its first President (1964 to 1978).

• 1979 – The first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years takes power.

• 1980 – Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.

• 1993 – Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo.

• 1944 – Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the commonwealth of Nations.

• 1999 – American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock.

• 2001 – Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.

• 2001 – Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv.

• 2004 – Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of a parole, breaking a Guinness World Record.

• 2008 – A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019.

• 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 passengers and crew were killed.

• 2011 – A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.

• 2015 – A ship carrying 458 people capsizes on Yangtze river in China’s Hubei province, killing 400 people.

FAMOUS BIRTHS

• 1926 – American actress Marilyn Monroe was born.

• 1996 – British actor Tom Holland was born.

• 1973 – Heidi Klum, a German and American idol, television host, producer and business woman was born.

• 1937 – Morgan Freeman, an American actor, director and narrator was born.

• 1985 – American Former basketball player Nick Young was born.

• 1984 – American stand up comedian, actress, radio and TV host, Nikki Glaser was born.

• 1970 – Cuban actor Mario Antonio Cimarro was born.

• 1988 – Mexican professional footballer Javier Hernandez was born.

• 1974 – Alanis Morissette, a Candian -American singer, songwriter and actress was born.

National Day/Observances (June 1st)
• Dare day
• Global day of parents
• National nail polish day.
• National pen pal day.
• World milk day.
• Global Running day.
• National Olive day.
• World Narcissistic Abuse day.
• Wear a dress day.
• New year’s Resolution Recommitment day.
• National Tailors’ Day.
• National PTSD Awareness Month.
• Rebuild your life Month.
• Oral Health Month.
• Pride Month.
• World Infertility Awareness Month.
• Celibacy Awareness Month.
• Children Awareness Month.
• Children Vision Awareness Month.
• Effective Communications Month.
• Black lives matter Month.
• African American Music appreciation Month.
• African American Appreciation Month.
• National Microchipping Month.
• National Men’s month.