The Historic Events on June 4

KING CHARLES I

1647- English Parliamentary army under Cornet George Joyce takes King Charles I as a prisoner during the Second Civil War.

HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHT

1783- Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier makes 1^st public hot-air balloon flight, covering 2km and lasting 10 minutes with an estimated altitude of 1600 – 2000m

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HENRY FORD

1896- Ford Motor Company Founder Henry Ford takes his 1^st Ford through streets of Detroit.

TREATY OF TRIANON 

1920- The Treaty of Trianon,  was a treaty of peace formalizing the end of World War I, between the Allies and Hungary. It was signed at Versailles, France, and came into effect on 31^st July 1920.

THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY

1942- The Battle of Midway began, It was the first major victory for America over Japan during World II.

WORLD WAR II

1944-  The United States Army enters Rome during World War II which leads to the liberation of the city.

  

   

TONGA

1970- Tonga in South Pacific Ocean, comprising of more than 165 islands and since 1773 was under British Rule, on this day became independent from the British and turned into a democracy.

SPACE LAB  

       

2008- A Japanese space lab successfully attached to the International Space Station. It was equipped to study material and biomedical sciences and was as large as a bus.

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA

2008- The United Kingdom and Canada became the first countries to be able to buy and rent films at the iTunes Store.