06-04-2005, 06:56 AM
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June 4th
1798 ~ Death of Giacomo Casanova, Italian lover.
1876 ~ The Transcontinental Express arrived in San Francisco, California via the first American transcontinental railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City.
1917 ~ Order of the British Empire introduced.
1919 ~ Birthday of Robert Merrill, American baritone.
1919 ~ The U.S. Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guaranteed suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
1928 ~ Birthday of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist, author.
1940 ~ As the last Allied soldier left Dunkirk, British P.M. Churchill vowed his forces "shall never surrender".
1986 ~ Jonathan Pollard pleaded guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.
1989 ~ Several hundred civilians were shot dead by the PRC army during the military operation to crush the democratic uprising in Tiananmen Square.
1998 ~ Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
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