June 4
1647 - The English army seized King Charles I.
1892 - The Sierra Club, led by John Muir, was incorporated in San Francisco.
1896 - Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his new 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 U.S. 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.
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, granting 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 - Jonathan 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.
1992 - The U.S. Post Office announced that in a poll, people preferred the "young Elvis" stamp to the "old Elvis" stamp.
1998 - A federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2003 - TV host 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 never will be at war with the faith.
Birthdays
24 - Kathryn Prescott (actress)
24 - Megan Prescott (actress)
28 - Mollie King (singer)
30 - Bar Refaeli (model)
33 - Melissa Molinaro (singer)
40 - Angelina Jolie (actress)
40 - Russell Brand (actor)
44 - Noah Wylie (actor)
55 - Bradley Walsh (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 4
1927 - The U.S. defeated Britain to win the first Ryder Cup.
1964 - Sandy Koufax threw the third no-hitter of his career.
1974 - The NFL awarded an expansion franchise to Seattle.
1974 - Hank Aaron set a new National League record with his 16th career grand slam.
1980 - Gordie Howe announced his retirement from hockey after 32 seasons.
1984 - For the first time in 32 years, Arnold Palmer failed to make the cut at the U.S. Open golf tournament.
1990 - Penn State University was admitted to the Big Ten Conference as the league's 11th member.
2000 - Nebraska lost to Stanford 5-3 in the third and final game of the Stanford Super Regional.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Creighton 10-8 in the second game of the Lincoln Regional
2008 - The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Stanley Cup.
2009 - Randy Johnson of the San Francisco Giants recorded his 300th win.
2010 - Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden passed away at the age of 99.
2011 - Li Na won the French Open women's championship, becoming the first Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title.
2014 - Don Zimmer, a baseball lifer who spent 12 seasons in the major leagues as a player and more than 40 years as a manger, coach and advisor, passed away at the age of 83.
1647 - The English army seized King Charles I.
1892 - The Sierra Club, led by John Muir, was incorporated in San Francisco.
1896 - Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his new 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 U.S. 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.
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, granting 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 - Jonathan 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.
1992 - The U.S. Post Office announced that in a poll, people preferred the "young Elvis" stamp to the "old Elvis" stamp.
1998 - A federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2003 - TV host 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 never will be at war with the faith.
Birthdays
24 - Kathryn Prescott (actress)
24 - Megan Prescott (actress)
28 - Mollie King (singer)
30 - Bar Refaeli (model)
33 - Melissa Molinaro (singer)
40 - Angelina Jolie (actress)
40 - Russell Brand (actor)
44 - Noah Wylie (actor)
55 - Bradley Walsh (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 4
1927 - The U.S. defeated Britain to win the first Ryder Cup.
1964 - Sandy Koufax threw the third no-hitter of his career.
1974 - The NFL awarded an expansion franchise to Seattle.
1974 - Hank Aaron set a new National League record with his 16th career grand slam.
1980 - Gordie Howe announced his retirement from hockey after 32 seasons.
1984 - For the first time in 32 years, Arnold Palmer failed to make the cut at the U.S. Open golf tournament.
1990 - Penn State University was admitted to the Big Ten Conference as the league's 11th member.
2000 - Nebraska lost to Stanford 5-3 in the third and final game of the Stanford Super Regional.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Creighton 10-8 in the second game of the Lincoln Regional
2008 - The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Stanley Cup.
2009 - Randy Johnson of the San Francisco Giants recorded his 300th win.
2010 - Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden passed away at the age of 99.
2011 - Li Na won the French Open women's championship, becoming the first Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title.
2014 - Don Zimmer, a baseball lifer who spent 12 seasons in the major leagues as a player and more than 40 years as a manger, coach and advisor, passed away at the age of 83.
