Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/June 4
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- 780 BC - The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China
- 1039 - Henry II becomes King of Germany
- 1070 - Roquefort cheese is created in a cave near Roquefort, France
- 1763 - At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort
- 1917 - The very first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded
- 1940 - World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation is completed
- 1940 - German forces enter Paris
- 1989 - The Tiananmen Square protests are suppressed in Beijing and are covered live on television
- 1989 - A succession of peaceful anti-communist revolutions occurs in Eastern Europe
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[edit] Re: Image:Tianasquare.jpg, one day too early
Just wanna point out that the photo was taken on June 5th, not June 4th in 1989. -- 199.71.174.100 17:11, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Pictured
add pictured...
- 1942 - The Battle of Midway began with a massive Imperial Japanese strike on Midway Atoll (pictured).
feydey 01:56, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Independence Day in Tonga (1970) ?
I wonder if it's called Independence Day in Tonga. Culture of Tonga has "Emancipation Day" instead, but Emancipation Day makes no mention of Tonga. --199.71.174.100 05:59, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pentecost
Can a link to Pentecost be added, please ? --199.71.174.100 09:55, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks, Brian0918 & F1celloguy, for adding and fixing. -- 199.71.174.100 21:29, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
{{editprotect}}Please change the link from German to German to help with Wikiproject Disambiguation. Thanks --Milton 23:43, 4 June 2007 (UTC)