24 JULY 1990 Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill – Ordered to pay $120 million to France |
It was today, the 24th July 1990.The 24th July 1990, a federal judge ordered Amoco to pay $120 million to the French government for a massive 1978 oil spill
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12 JULY 1916 Lyudmila Pavlichenko –The most successful female sniper in history. |
It was today, the 12th July 1916. Lyudmila Pavlichenko was born in Russian Empire. To the end of World War II, she was the most successful female sniper in history. |
4 JULY 1994 Rwandan Genocide – The slaughter of 800,000 people |
It was today, the 4th July 1994. In just 100 days in 1994, some 800,000 people were slaughtered in Rwanda by ethnic Hutu extremists. They were targeting members of the minority Tutsi community. |
27 JUNE 1950 The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War. |
It was today, the 27th June 1950. The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War. |
20 JUNE 1963 Hot Line Installed From Washington To Russia |
It was today, the 20th June 1963. John F. Kennedy becomes the first U.S. president to have a direct phone line to the Kremlin in Moscow. |
12 JUNE 1991
Boris Yeltsin – 1st President of Russia
It was today, the 12th June 1991. They were the first presidential elections in the country’s history and followed a referendum in March of that year
11 JUNE 1967 Wallace attempts to block integration |
It was today, the 11 June 1963, Gov. George Wallace tried to block the integration of the University of Alabama by standing in front of the schoolhouse door.. |
7 JUNE 1967 The Six Day War |
It was today, between June 5th and 10th 1967. Israel believed that it was only a matter of time before Syria, Jordan and Egypt co-ordinated a massive attack. |
6 JUNE 1944 D-Day Invasion |
It was today, the 6th of June 1944, Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and turned the tides of World War II. |
5 JUNE 1919 It happened in Tiananmen Square |
It was today, the 5th of June 1989, hundreds of thousands of people flooded onto the streets of Beijing and into Tiananmen Square demanding democracy |
4 JUNE 1919 Women’s suffrage 19th Amendment |
It was today, the 4th June 1919, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote, a right known as women’s suffrage. |