June 4
Today is the 156th day of 2016, there are 210 days left in the year.
1647 - The English army seized King Charles I.
1892 - The Sierra Club was incorporated in San Francisco.
1896 - Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his horseless carriage, called a quadricycle, through the streets of Detroit.
1912 - Massachusetts became the first state to adopt a minimum wage law.
1919 - Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing citizens the right to vote regardless of their gender; and sent it to the states for ratification.
1940 - The Allies completed the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk, France during World War II.
1942 - The Battle of Midway began during World War II.
1944 - The U.S. Fifth Army began liberating Rome during World War II.
1954 - French and Vietnamese officials signed treaties in Paris according independence to Vietnam.
1984 - The album "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen was released.
1985 - The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down an Alabama law providing for a daily minute of silence in public schools.
1986 - Johnathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty in Washington to spying for Israel.
1989 - Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square in Beijing to crush the pro-democracy movement; hundreds -- possibly thousands -- of people died.
1998 - A federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
1990 - Dr. Jack Kevorkian carried out his first publicly assisted suicide, helping Janet Adkins, a 54-year-old Alzheimer's patient from Portland, Oregon, end her life in Oakland County, Michigan.
2003 - Television star Martha Stewart was indicted on charges of insider trading.
2009 - President Barack Obama addressed the Muslims of the world in a speech in Cairo, saying America has a common cause with Islam and will never be at war with the faith.
Birthdays
24 - Brooke Vincent (actress)
29 - Mollie King (singer)
30 - Oona Chaplin (actress)
31 - Bar Refaeli (model)
38 - Robin Lord Taylor (actor)
41 - Russell Brand (actor)
41 - Angelina Jolie (actress)
41 - Theo Rossi (actor)
45 - Noah Wyle (actor)
55 - Sam Harris (actor)
56 - Bradley Walsh (actor)
60 - Keith David (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 4
1927 - The first Ryders Cup golf tournament is held. The U.S. defeated England 9.5 to 2.5.
1951 - Gus Bell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits for the cycle.
1964 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws his third career no-hitter in a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1968 - Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched his sixth consecutive shutout.
1971 - The Oakland Athletics defeat the Washington Senators 5-3 in 21 innings.
1974 - Hank Aaron set a new National League record with his 16th career grand slam.
1974 - The Seattle Seahawks become the NFL's newest expansion franchise.
1984 - For the first time in 32 years, Arnold Palmer failed to make the cut at the U.S. Open golf tournament.
2000 - Stanford defeated Nebraska 5-3 in the Stanford Super Regional to eliminate the Huskers.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Creighton 10-8 in the Lincoln Regional.
2008 - The Detroit Red Wings defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
2011 - Li Na won the French Open women's singles championship, becoming the first Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Today is the 156th day of 2016, there are 210 days left in the year.
1647 - The English army seized King Charles I.
1892 - The Sierra Club was incorporated in San Francisco.
1896 - Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his horseless carriage, called a quadricycle, through the streets of Detroit.
1912 - Massachusetts became the first state to adopt a minimum wage law.
1919 - Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing citizens the right to vote regardless of their gender; and sent it to the states for ratification.
1940 - The Allies completed the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk, France during World War II.
1942 - The Battle of Midway began during World War II.
1944 - The U.S. Fifth Army began liberating Rome during World War II.
1954 - French and Vietnamese officials signed treaties in Paris according independence to Vietnam.
1984 - The album "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen was released.
1985 - The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down an Alabama law providing for a daily minute of silence in public schools.
1986 - Johnathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty in Washington to spying for Israel.
1989 - Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square in Beijing to crush the pro-democracy movement; hundreds -- possibly thousands -- of people died.
1998 - A federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
1990 - Dr. Jack Kevorkian carried out his first publicly assisted suicide, helping Janet Adkins, a 54-year-old Alzheimer's patient from Portland, Oregon, end her life in Oakland County, Michigan.
2003 - Television star Martha Stewart was indicted on charges of insider trading.
2009 - President Barack Obama addressed the Muslims of the world in a speech in Cairo, saying America has a common cause with Islam and will never be at war with the faith.
Birthdays
24 - Brooke Vincent (actress)
29 - Mollie King (singer)
30 - Oona Chaplin (actress)
31 - Bar Refaeli (model)
38 - Robin Lord Taylor (actor)
41 - Russell Brand (actor)
41 - Angelina Jolie (actress)
41 - Theo Rossi (actor)
45 - Noah Wyle (actor)
55 - Sam Harris (actor)
56 - Bradley Walsh (actor)
60 - Keith David (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 4
1927 - The first Ryders Cup golf tournament is held. The U.S. defeated England 9.5 to 2.5.
1951 - Gus Bell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits for the cycle.
1964 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws his third career no-hitter in a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1968 - Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched his sixth consecutive shutout.
1971 - The Oakland Athletics defeat the Washington Senators 5-3 in 21 innings.
1974 - Hank Aaron set a new National League record with his 16th career grand slam.
1974 - The Seattle Seahawks become the NFL's newest expansion franchise.
1984 - For the first time in 32 years, Arnold Palmer failed to make the cut at the U.S. Open golf tournament.
2000 - Stanford defeated Nebraska 5-3 in the Stanford Super Regional to eliminate the Huskers.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Creighton 10-8 in the Lincoln Regional.
2008 - The Detroit Red Wings defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
2011 - Li Na won the French Open women's singles championship, becoming the first Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title.
