June 4th

Li Na won the French Open's women's championship, becoming the first Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title.

President Barack Obama addressed the Muslims of the world in a speech in Cairo, saying America has a common cause with Islam and never will be at war with the faith.

Martha Stewart was indicted on charges of insider trading.

King Dipendra of Nepal died, three days after shooting most of his family and himself.

A federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

The U.S. Post Office announced that in a poll people preferred the "young Elvis" stamp to the "old Elvis" stamp.

Tiananmen Square Massacre: Chinese troops clear the square of student protesters, unofficial figures place death toll near 1,000.

Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty in Washington to spying for Israel.

The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down an Alabama law providing for a daily minute of silence in public schools.

The album "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen was released.

Dorothy Gish, American actress who starred in many silent-film classics, died.

French and Vietnamese officials signed treaties in Paris according independence to Vietnam.

US, Russia, Britain & France agree to split occupied Germany.

The U.S. Fifth Army entered Rome, leading to the liberation of the city during World War II.

The Battle of Midway, a decisive Allied victory in World War II, began.

British complete the 'miracle of Dunkirk' by evacuating 300,000 allied troops from France.

Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing citizens the right to vote regardless of their gender, and sent it to the states for ratification.

The first Pulitzer Prize is awarded. Every year, the prestigious award honors outstanding journalistic achievements. It was established with money bequeathed to Columbia University by publisher Joseph Pulitzer.

Massachusetts became the first state to adopt a minimum wage law.

Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his horseless carriage, called a quadricycle, through the streets of Detroit.

The Sierra Club, led by John Muir, was incorporated in San Francisco.

The Montgolfier brothers demonstrate the first hot air balloon. The flight of the montgolfière lasted only about 10 minutes, but it secured the French inventors a place in the history books.

Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada taken from the Acadians.

The English army seized King Charles I.