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What Happened On June 1

Q: What happened on June 1?

1494: A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky. 1861: The first land battle of the American Civil War after Fort Sumter took place in the village of Fairfax, Virginia. 1794: French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the line in a naval battle off Ushant that came to be known as the Glorious First of June. 1670: Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid France in its war against the Dutch Republic and the future conversion of Charles to Catholicism, in return for Louis making large payments to Charles and promising to aid him if there was a rebellion in England. 1978: The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed. 1879: Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War. 1831: James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole. 1794: The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars. 2018: For the first time since its transition to democracy, the Congress of Deputies in Spain passed a motion of no confidence against the government. 2008: A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed the King Kong Encounter and a large archive of music and film master recordings.

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1494 First ever
A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky.
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1861 First ever
The first land battle of the American Civil War after Fort Sumter took place in the village of Fairfax, Virginia.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1794 First ever
French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the line in a naval battle off Ushant that came to be known as the Glorious First of June.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1670 Oddly true
Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid France in its war against the Dutch Republic and the future conversion of Charles to Catholicism, in return for Louis making large payments to Charles and promising to aid him if there was a rebellion in England.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1978 First ever
The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1879 Oddly true
Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1831 First ever
James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1794 First ever
The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2018 First ever
For the first time since its transition to democracy, the Congress of Deputies in Spain passed a motion of no confidence against the government.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2008 Oddly true
A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed the King Kong Encounter and a large archive of music and film master recordings.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2015A ship carrying 458 people capsizes in the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 442 people. Wikipedia →
2011A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people. Wikipedia →
2011Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights. Wikipedia →
2009Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed. Wikipedia →
2009General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history. Wikipedia →
2008A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019. Wikipedia →
2007Cyclone Gonu develops from an area of convection in the Arabian Sea, becoming the worst recorded natural disaster in Oman. Wikipedia →
2004Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole. Wikipedia →
2001Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother. Wikipedia →
2001Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv. Wikipedia →
1999American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock. Wikipedia →
1994Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations. Wikipedia →
1993Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo. Wikipedia →
1990Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production. Wikipedia →
1988The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect. Wikipedia →
1980Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. Wikipedia →
1979The first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years takes power. Wikipedia →
1978The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed. Wikipedia →
1976Aeroflot Flight 418 crashes in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, killing 46. Wikipedia →
1975The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded by Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Fuad Masum and others. Wikipedia →
1974The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine. Wikipedia →
1962Adolf Eichmann, former SS officer in Nazi Germany, is hanged in Israel for having committed crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other offenses. Wikipedia →
1961The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history. Wikipedia →
1958Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months. Wikipedia →
1951Washington State Ferries, the largest ferry system in the United States, begins operation under state ownership after a buyout of the Puget Sound Navigation Company. Wikipedia →
1950The Declaration of Conscience speech, by U.S. Senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith, is delivered in response to Joseph R. McCarthy's speech at Wheeling, West Virginia. Wikipedia →
1950The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America. Wikipedia →
1946Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed. Wikipedia →
1943BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Wikipedia →
1941World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany. Wikipedia →
1941The Farhud, a massive pogrom in Iraq, starts and as a result, many Iraqi Jews are forced to leave their homes. Wikipedia →
1939First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft. Wikipedia →
1929The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires. Wikipedia →
1922The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded. Wikipedia →
1919Prohibition comes into force in Finland. Wikipedia →
1918World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. Wikipedia →
1916The United States Senate confirms the appointment of Louis Brandeis to the United States Supreme Court, making him the first Jew to be an Associate Justice. Wikipedia →
1913The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War. Wikipedia →
1890The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns. Wikipedia →
1879Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War. Wikipedia →
1868The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico. Wikipedia →
1862American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory. Wikipedia →
1861American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought. Wikipedia →
1857Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published. Wikipedia →
1857The Revolution of the Ganhadores begins in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Wikipedia →
1855The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua. Wikipedia →
1854Åland War: The British navy destroys merchant ships and about 16,000 tar barrels of the wholesale stocks area in Oulu, Grand Duchy of Finland. Wikipedia →
1849Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established. Wikipedia →
1831James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole. Wikipedia →
1815Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite. Wikipedia →
1813Capture of USS Chesapeake. Wikipedia →
1812War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. Wikipedia →
1796Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States. Wikipedia →
1794The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars. Wikipedia →
1792Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States. Wikipedia →
1779The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins. Wikipedia →
1773Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. Both he and his horse, Vonk, are drowned on his eighth attempt. Wikipedia →
1679The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog. Wikipedia →
1676Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, during the Scanian War (1675–79). Wikipedia →
1670In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Wikipedia →
1649Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities. Wikipedia →
1648The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War. Wikipedia →
1535Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis. Wikipedia →
1533Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England. Wikipedia →
1494A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky. Wikipedia →
1412The Treaty of Lubowla between the kingdoms of Hungary and Poland is confirmed with one of the largest and magnificent royal meetings and feasts ever held in Buda. King Sigismund of Hungary host king Władysław II Jagiełło while several thousand nobles attend. Wikipedia →
1298Residents of Riga and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida. Wikipedia →
1252Alfonso X is proclaimed king of Castile and León. Wikipedia →
193The Roman Senate passes a motion proclaiming Septimius Severus emperor, awards divine honours to Pertinax, and sentences current emperor Didius Julianus to death. Wikipedia →

From The Guardian Archives — On This Day

2021The Guardian
Joe Biden calls for US to confront its past on 100th anniversary of Tulsa massacre
President drew a through-line from racist violence in 1921 to recent displays of white supremacy in Charlottesville a…
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2018The Guardian
'Phenomenal' Ardern: NZ mothers-to-be on the birth of a new kind of prime minister
Parents and prospective parents reflect on motherhood, child-rearing and what it means to have a prime minister who i…
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1939The New York Times
DAILY OIL OUTPUT LARGER LAST WEEK
Daily average gross crude oil production in the United States last week was 3,585,250 barrels, compared with 3,438,40…
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