June 09 1870 Author Charles Dickens died. 1898 China agreed to lease Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years. 1934 Donald Duck made his screen…
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This Day In History — The Death of Andrew Jackson
June 08 632 The prophet Muhammad died. 1845 Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States, died in Tennessee. 1861 Tennessee became the 11th…
View More This Day In History — The Death of Andrew JacksonThis Day In History — Vatican City becomes a Sovereign State
June 07 1494 Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which divided the New World between the two countries. 1654 Louis XIV was crowned…
View More This Day In History — Vatican City becomes a Sovereign StateThis Day In History — Troops invaded the beaches of Normandy, France, on D-Day
June 06 1844 The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London. 1933 The first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey. 1934…
View More This Day In History — Troops invaded the beaches of Normandy, France, on D-DayThis Day In History — Former President Ronald Reagan Dies
June 05 1783 Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier gave the first successful balloon flight demonstration. 1884 Civil War hero Gen. William T. Sherman refused the Republican…
View More This Day In History — Former President Ronald Reagan DiesThis Day In History — “The Battle of Midway” Began
June 04 1892 The Sierra Club, led by John Muir, was incorporated in San Francisco. 1896 Henry Ford took his first car out for a…
View More This Day In History — “The Battle of Midway” BeganThis Day In History — World’s Worst Oil Spill Occurred off the Coast of Mexico
June 03 1861 Stephen Douglas, U.S. politician, died. 1937 The Duke of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII) married Wallis Simpson. 1965 Maj. Edward White became the…
View More This Day In History — World’s Worst Oil Spill Occurred off the Coast of MexicoThis Day In History — Congress Granted U.S. Citizenship to all American Indians
June 02 1886 Grover Cleveland became the first U.S. president to get married in the White House. 1924 Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American…
View More This Day In History — Congress Granted U.S. Citizenship to all American IndiansThis Day In History — Kentucky and Tennessee Become States
June 01 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state in the United States. 1796 Tennessee became the 16th state in the United States. 1938 The first…
View More This Day In History — Kentucky and Tennessee Become StatesThis Day In History — First U.S. Copyright Law was Enacted
May 31 1790 The first U.S. Copyright Law was enacted, protecting books, maps, and other original materials. 1889 Heavy rains caused the South Fork Dam…
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