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1919 : The U.S. Congress grants the right to vote to women


On June 4, 1919, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted by Congress : it granted the right to vote to women. This development was made possible thanks to a movement for women's suffrage very active in the country.

1940 : End of the evacuation at Dunkirk


On June 4, 1940, the evacuation of Allied troops at Dunkirk had to stop when German troops captured the beach port. Operation Dynamo, which began on May 26 and had the goal of evacuating as many troops as possible with every boats possible, managed to evacuate more than 338,000 British, French and Belgian soldiers.

1942 : Start the Battle of Midway


On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway began, in the middle of the Pacific. The Japanese had planned to attack to destroy the last ships of U.S. forces. However, U.S. intelligence managed to intercept and decode Japanese messages, and the american troops actually anticipated the attack. Despite a fierce battle, the Japanese forces were stopped and very significant damage were done to their fleet. This battle marked the turning point of the Pacific War: From this moment, U.S. forces began the offensive on Guadalcanal and did not stop until the final victory.

1989 : Tiananmen Square Massacre


On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops, who began the day before to invest the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, where hundreds of thousands of students had gathered for weeks to demand more democracy, fired on the crowd killing hundreds of people and arrested over 10,000 people.
Chinese repression shocked in many countries including in the Soviet Union then in full democratization and Mikhail Gorbachev expressed his grief at these events.

1989 : Pipeline explosion in Russia


On June 4, 1989, a natural-gas pipeline exploded just before the passage of two trains, in the Ural Mountains in Russia. Nearly 600 people were killed and many others severely burned. The accident was caused by mishandling of technicians of the pipeline.

Citazione del giorno : 04 Giugno

Angelina Jolie
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Rosalind Russell, Attrice americana (1907)
Robert F. Furchgott, Biochimico americano, premio Nobel per la Medicina (1916)
John Drew Barrymore, Attore americano (1932)
Seamus Elliott, Ciclista irlandese (1934)
Nutan, Attrice indiana (1936)
Bruce Dern, Attore americano (1936)
Louis Reichardt, Alpinista americano (1942)
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Val McDermid, Scrittrice scozzese (1955)
Paul Stewart, Scrittore inglese di libri per bambini (1955)
Keith David, Attore americano (1956)
Cecilia Bartoli, Mezzosoprano italiana (1966)
Scott Wolf, Attore americano (1968)
Izabella Scorupco, Attrice polacca (1970)
James Callis, Attore inglese (1971)
Joseph Kabila, Presidente della Repubblica Democratica del Congo (1971)
Noah Wyle, Attore americano (1971)
Angelina Jolie, Attrice americana (1975)
Nenad Zimonjić, Tennista serbo (1976)
Dionisis Chiotis, Calciatore greco (1977)
Alex Manninger, Calciatore austriaco (1977)
Emmanuel Eboué, Calciatore ivoriano (1983)
Koffi Ndri Romaric, Calciatore ivoriano (1983)
Evan Lysacek, Pattinatore americano (1985)
Bar Refaeli, Top model israeliana (1985)

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