1760 – Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada taken from the Acadians
1783 – Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier launched an uncrewed hot-air balloon, the first public demonstration of the discovery that hot air in a large lightweight bag rises.
1919 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote, was passed by the Senate, two weeks after being approved by the House of Representatives; the amendment was ratified the following year.
1920 – The Treaty of Trianon was signed by representatives of Hungary on one side and the Allied powers on the other, concluding World War I.
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
1942 – Japan was repulsed by the United States at the Battle of Midway in World War II.
1945 – US, Soviet Union, Britain and France agree to divide up occupied Germany
1970 – The Kingdom of Tonga achieved independence within the British Commonwealth.
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
2003 – American entrepreneur and domestic lifestyle innovator Martha Stewart was indicted on criminal charges in relation to a stock sale, and in 2004 she was convicted and sentenced to five months in prison
Births & Deaths: 1975 – American actress Angelina Jolie, who was known for her sex appeal and edginess as well as for her humanitarian work, was born.
Sport: 1927 – 1st Ryder Cup Golf, Worcester CC: US beats Great Britain, 9½-2½; Walter Hagen first American captain; Ted Ray first GB skipper
Music: 1984 – “Born in the USA” 7th studio album by Bruce Springsteen is released
TV & Film: 1942 – “Mrs Miniver” based on the novel by Jan Struther, directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon is released in the US (Best Picture 1943)
