On This Day In History
In June 1947, Mary Malahlela became the first Black woman to qualify as a medical doctor in S Africa. In 1948 apartheid was introduced. She practised until her death in 1981. A founding member of the YWCA, she was also an anti-apartheid & peace activist. https://t.co/Ti1KfSSk30 pic.twitter.com/9U9Av9RU2d
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) June 3, 2022
On this day in 1893, 1,500 white people lynched Sam Bush on the courthouse lawn in Decatur, IL. The mob distributed pieces of rope used to hang him as “souvenirs.” To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/Xupqve02b8
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) June 3, 2022
3 June 1892. The request for a change of name to Liverpool Football Club was officially recognised by the Football Association. The club had previously been called: “Everton FC and Athletic Grounds Ltd.” until March 1892. pic.twitter.com/8VOdy7dQHJ
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 3, 2022
3 June 1937. The Duke of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII), married American divorcee, Mrs Wallis Simpson, in France, after abdicating the British throne in December 1936. He remained estranged from the Royal Family for the rest of his life. pic.twitter.com/D7uFewrPaI
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 3, 2022
3 June 1940. The Battle of Dunkirk ended in a German victory, and the capture of a huge amount of abandoned Allied military equipment, but as a consolation prize 385,000 Allied military personnel were evacuated back to Britain and would fight another day. pic.twitter.com/I9LdNHYSPd
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 3, 2022
3 June 1968. Modern artist, Andy Warhol, was shot in his sixth-floor office at 33 Union Square West, New York City by Valerie Solanas, actress, radical feminist and the founder of the Society for Cutting Up Men (SCUM). She held a grudge against Warhol, who survived the attack. pic.twitter.com/pVgJDygRTg
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 3, 2022
3 June 1978. The Guiness Book of Records entered the record book itself as the “most-stolen book from British libraries”. The book was co-founded by the twin brothers, Norris and Ross McWhirter, in 1954, and is now published in 100 countries and available in 23 languages. pic.twitter.com/UgoKwepd9M
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 3, 2022
3 June 1981. Shergar, ridden by Walter Swinburn, won the Epsom Derby by a record 10 lengths. The horse was retired to Ballymany Stud in County Kildare, Ireland. In 1983, he was stolen and a ransom of £2 million was demanded, but never paid. The horse was never found. pic.twitter.com/p7nCYRapAA
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 3, 2022
3 June 1998. After suffering a mechanical failure, a high speed train derailed at Eschede, Germany, killing 101 people. It remains the worst rail disaster in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany and the worst high-speed-rail disaster worldwide. pic.twitter.com/6CsDay1C6t
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 3, 2022
3 June 2016. Muhammad Ali, died (aged 74). He’s the only 3-time lineal champion of the heavyweight division and the only boxer to win The Ring magazine, Fighter of the Year, 6 times. The BBC named him Sports Personality of the Century in 1999. pic.twitter.com/1KBmtCEpXz
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 3, 2022
Quote from Lana Anal on June 3, 2022, 5:51 pm
3 June 1981. Shergar, ridden by Walter Swinburn, won the Epsom Derby by a record 10 lengths. The horse was retired to Ballymany Stud in County Kildare, Ireland. In 1983, he was stolen and a ransom of £2 million was demanded, but never paid. The horse was never found. pic.twitter.com/p7nCYRapAA
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 3, 2022
I remember shortly after Shergar was horsenapped I made the mistake of saying in an establishment in South Armagh that I was so hungry I could eat a horse .
And something tells me that I may well have done !🐴
June 4th
1760 Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada taken from the Acadians
1940 British complete the "Miracle of Dunkirk" by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft and even lifeboats
1945 US, Soviet Union, Britain and France agree to divide up occupied Germany
1989 Eastern Europe's 1st partial free elections in 40 years held in Poland, Solidarity Party comes to power
1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre: Chinese troops clear the square of student protesters, unofficial figures place death toll near 1,000
Did You Know?
A patent for the ATM is granted to Don Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain
Today in History in 1973
Would You Believe?
22-year-old man sneaks into wheel pod of a jet parked in Havana and survives 9-hr flight to Spain despite thin oxygen levels at 29,000 ft
Today in History in 1969
This day 532 years ago – 4 June 1487 - England was invaded by an army of Irish troops, provided by Garret Mór FitzGerald, the Earl of Kildare, to accompany Lambert Simnel, a 10-year-old boy claiming to be the Earl of Warwick.
Simnel attempted to dethrone Henry VII, but failed. pic.twitter.com/7dTizj62vq
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) June 4, 2019
#OTD in 1996, Nigerian pro-democracy campaigner Kudirat Abiola was assassinated; her husband died in suspicious circumstances in 1998. In 2014, a documentary about their life & work—The Supreme Price—was released, narrated by their daughter, Hafsat Abiola. https://t.co/Th4mv8RM6u pic.twitter.com/2QPmqx0sUy
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) June 4, 2022
On this day in 1963, 24 hours after 3 GA movie theaters began operating on a racially integrated basis, protests from white community members led the theaters to restore segregation practices. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/wYOYfhbPY8
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) June 4, 2022
4 June 1783. A hot-air balloon was demonstrated by Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier before a crowd of dignitaries in Annonay, France. Their balloon was made of silk, lined with paper, and was 33 feet in diameter. It rose to 6,600 feet and stayed aloft for about 10 minutes. pic.twitter.com/UvdkoVUe2s
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 4, 2022
17 June 1823. Charles Macintosh patented the waterproof cloth he used to make raincoats. It used a layer of liquid rubber sandwiched between two pieces of cloth, replacing the heavy and pungent oiled material used for centuries. pic.twitter.com/xF0ffseMpp
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 4, 2022
4 June 1913. Suffragette Emily Davison walked into the path of King’s horse during the Epsom Derby. She died on 8 June, from a fractured skull. Found in Davison’s effects were two suffragette flags, a return railway ticket and a ticket to a suffragette dance later that day. pic.twitter.com/KVQLxcuWmP
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 4, 2022
4 June 1919. The US Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees women the right to vote in elections. It was ratified on 18 August 1920. The campaign for votes took decades of agitation and protest. pic.twitter.com/20iQmIE0pO
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 4, 2022