4th June 1920: Treaty of Trianon signed with Hungary after the First World War
The Treaty of Trianon was signed between Hungary and most of the Allies of the First World ...
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3rd June 1956: Rock and Roll music banned in the Californian city of Santa Cruz
Authorities in the Californian city of Santa Cruz banned rock and roll music at public ...
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2nd June 1946: Italians vote in a referendum to abolish the monarchy and turn their country into a republic
More than 89% of eligible Italian citizens voted in the referendum, with 54.3% voting in favour of turning the country into a ...
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1st June 1967: The Beatles release their acclaimed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band won four Grammy Awards following its release and is widely regarded as one of the most influential albums ever ...
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31st May 1981: Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka burnt down during a violent attack
The Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka was burnt down during a violent rampage by an organised mob of ethnic ...
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30th May 1431: Joan of Arc executed in the French city of Rouen for heresy
Joan was accused of being a witch and a heretic due to the voices she heard and visions she witnessed, but the crime that condemned her to death was that of wearing men’s ...
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29th May 1953: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach summit of Mount Everest
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount ...
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28th May 1987: Mathias Rust, an 18-year-old amateur pilot from West Germany, illegally landed a private aircraft near Moscow’s Red Square
Rust approached Moscow in the early evening and, after passing the city's ‘Ring of Steel’ anti-aircraft defences, touched down on a bridge next to St Basil’s Cathedral and taxied his aircraft into Red ...
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