June 4
1647 - The English army seized King Charles I.
1783 - The Montgolfier brothers first publicly demonstrated their hot-air balloon, which did not carry any passengers, over Annonay, France.
1812 - The Louisiana Territory was renamed the Missouri Territory, to avoid confusion with the recently admitted state of Louisiana.
1812 - The House of Representatives approved, 79-49, a declaration of war against Britain.
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 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.
1939 - The German ocean liner MS St. Louis, carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany, was turned away from the Florida coast by U.S. officials.
1940 - During World War II, the Allied military evacuation of some 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France ended. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."
1942 - The Battle of Midway, a decisive Allied victory in World War II, began.
1944 - The U.S. Fifth Army entered Rome, leading to the liberation of the city 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. (He was later sentenced to life in prison but was paroled on Nov. 20, 2015.)
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.
2001 - King Dipendra of Nepal died, three days after shooting most of his family and himself.
2003 - Martha Stewart was indicted on charges of insider trading.
2008 - Travis Alexander, 30, was stabbed to death at his suburban Phoenix home by his girlfriend, Jodi Arias, who claimed self-defense but was convicted of first-degree murder.
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.
2013 - Already heavily criticized for targeting conservative groups, the IRS suffered another blow as new details emerged in a report about senior officials enjoying luxury hotel rooms, free drinks and food at a $4.1 million training conference.
Birthdays
26 - Brooke Vincent (actress)
26 - Annie Clark (actress)
27 - Quincy Brown (actor)
27 - Kathryn Prescott (actress)
31 - Mollie King (singer)
32 - Fahryie Evcen (actress)
33 - Evan Lysacek (figure skater)
33 - Bar Refaeli (model)
37 - T.J. Miller (comedian)
38 - JoJo Garza (musician)
40 - Robin Lord Taylor (actor)
43 - Theo Rossi (actor)
43 - Angelina Jolie (actress)
43 - Russell Brand (actor/comedian)
47 - Noah Wyle (actor)
47 - James Callis (actor)
49 - Horatio Sanz (comedian)
49 - Rob Huebel (actor/comedian)
50 - Scott Wolf (actor)
53 - Andrea Jaeger (tennis player)
54 - Sean Pertwee (actor)
56 - Lindsay Frost (actress)
57 - Julie White (actress)
60 - Julie Gholson (actress)
66 - Parker Stevenson (actor)
74 - Michelle Phillips (actress/singer)
82 - Bruce Dern (actor)
90 - Dr. Ruth Westheimer (sex therapist/media personality)
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Today in Sports History - June 4
1927 - The U.S. defeated Britain in the first Ryder Cup international golf championship.
1964 - Sandy Koufax threw his third career no-hitter.
1968 - Don Drysdale (Los Angeles) pitched his sixth consecutive shutout.
1971 - The Oakland Athletics defeated the Washington Senators 5-3 in 21 innings.
1974 - The NFL awarded a franchise to the Seattle Seahawks.
1974 - Hank Aaron set a National League record with his 16th career grand slam.
1980 - Gordie Howe announced his retirement from hockey. At the time he was playing for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association.
1984 - For the first time in 32 years, Arnold Palmer failed to make the cut for the U.S. Open golf tournament.
1988 - Steffi Graf won the French Open for the second straight year.
1996 - Eddie Murray hit his 535th double. He moved into 18th on the all-time list by passing Lou Gehrig.
2008 - The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
2011 - Li Na won the French Open women's championship, becoming the first Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title.
1647 - The English army seized King Charles I.
1783 - The Montgolfier brothers first publicly demonstrated their hot-air balloon, which did not carry any passengers, over Annonay, France.
1812 - The Louisiana Territory was renamed the Missouri Territory, to avoid confusion with the recently admitted state of Louisiana.
1812 - The House of Representatives approved, 79-49, a declaration of war against Britain.
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 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.
1939 - The German ocean liner MS St. Louis, carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany, was turned away from the Florida coast by U.S. officials.
1940 - During World War II, the Allied military evacuation of some 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France ended. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."
1942 - The Battle of Midway, a decisive Allied victory in World War II, began.
1944 - The U.S. Fifth Army entered Rome, leading to the liberation of the city 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. (He was later sentenced to life in prison but was paroled on Nov. 20, 2015.)
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.
2001 - King Dipendra of Nepal died, three days after shooting most of his family and himself.
2003 - Martha Stewart was indicted on charges of insider trading.
2008 - Travis Alexander, 30, was stabbed to death at his suburban Phoenix home by his girlfriend, Jodi Arias, who claimed self-defense but was convicted of first-degree murder.
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.
2013 - Already heavily criticized for targeting conservative groups, the IRS suffered another blow as new details emerged in a report about senior officials enjoying luxury hotel rooms, free drinks and food at a $4.1 million training conference.
Birthdays
26 - Brooke Vincent (actress)
26 - Annie Clark (actress)
27 - Quincy Brown (actor)
27 - Kathryn Prescott (actress)
31 - Mollie King (singer)
32 - Fahryie Evcen (actress)
33 - Evan Lysacek (figure skater)
33 - Bar Refaeli (model)
37 - T.J. Miller (comedian)
38 - JoJo Garza (musician)
40 - Robin Lord Taylor (actor)
43 - Theo Rossi (actor)
43 - Angelina Jolie (actress)
43 - Russell Brand (actor/comedian)
47 - Noah Wyle (actor)
47 - James Callis (actor)
49 - Horatio Sanz (comedian)
49 - Rob Huebel (actor/comedian)
50 - Scott Wolf (actor)
53 - Andrea Jaeger (tennis player)
54 - Sean Pertwee (actor)
56 - Lindsay Frost (actress)
57 - Julie White (actress)
60 - Julie Gholson (actress)
66 - Parker Stevenson (actor)
74 - Michelle Phillips (actress/singer)
82 - Bruce Dern (actor)
90 - Dr. Ruth Westheimer (sex therapist/media personality)
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Today in Sports History - June 4
1927 - The U.S. defeated Britain in the first Ryder Cup international golf championship.
1964 - Sandy Koufax threw his third career no-hitter.
1968 - Don Drysdale (Los Angeles) pitched his sixth consecutive shutout.
1971 - The Oakland Athletics defeated the Washington Senators 5-3 in 21 innings.
1974 - The NFL awarded a franchise to the Seattle Seahawks.
1974 - Hank Aaron set a National League record with his 16th career grand slam.
1980 - Gordie Howe announced his retirement from hockey. At the time he was playing for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association.
1984 - For the first time in 32 years, Arnold Palmer failed to make the cut for the U.S. Open golf tournament.
1988 - Steffi Graf won the French Open for the second straight year.
1996 - Eddie Murray hit his 535th double. He moved into 18th on the all-time list by passing Lou Gehrig.
2008 - The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
2011 - Li Na won the French Open women's championship, becoming the first Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title.
