Associated Press<\/p>\n
On June 4, 1989, Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square in Beijing to crush a pro-democracy movement; hundreds – possibly thousands – of people were killed.<\/p>\n
On this date in:
\n1647 The English army seized King Charles I.<\/p>\n
1896 Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his horseless carriage, called a quadricycle, through the streets of Detroit.<\/p>\n
1912 Massachusetts became the first state to adopt a minimum wage law.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
1940 The Allies completed the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk, France.<\/p>\n
1942 The Battle of Midway began during World War II.<\/p>\n
1944 The U.S. Fifth Army began liberating Rome during World War II.<\/p>\n
1954 French and Vietnamese officials signed treaties in Paris according independence to Vietnam.<\/p>\n
1984 The album “Born in the U.S.A.” by Bruce Springsteen was released.<\/p>\n
1985 The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down an Alabama law providing for a daily minute of silence in public schools.<\/p>\n
1986 Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty in Washington to spying for Israel.<\/p>\n
1998 A federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
2011 Li Na won the French Open’s women’s championship, becoming the first Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title.<\/p>\n
Today’s Birthdays:
\nActress Angelina Jolie turns 40 years old today.<\/p>\n
Bruce Dern, Actor, 79<\/p>\n
Michelle Phillips, Singer, actress (The Mamas and the Papas), 71<\/p>\n
Parker Stevenson, Actor, 63<\/p>\n
El DeBarge, R&B singer, 54<\/p>\n
Julie White, Actress, 54<\/p>\n
Scott Wolf, Actor, (“Party of Five”), 47<\/p>\n
Horatio Sanz, Comedian, (“Saturday Night Live”), 46<\/p>\n
Mike Lee, U.S. senator, R-Utah, 44<\/p>\n
Noah Wyle Actor (“ER”) 44<\/p>\n
Bar Refaeli, Model, 30<\/p>\n
Actor-comedian Russell Brand turns 40 years old today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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