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Date Posted: 01:17:48 06/04/02 Tue
Author: Cari
Subject: This day in history - June 4

Tuesday, June 4, 2002

Highlight in History:

On June 4, 1989, Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square in Beijing to crush a pro-democracy movement; hundreds - possibly thousands - of people died.

On this date in:

1647 The English army seized King Charles I as a hostage.

1812 The Louisiana Territory was renamed the Missouri Territory.

1878 Turkey turned Cyprus over to the British.

1892 The Sierra Club was incorporated in San Francisco.

1896 Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his horseless carriage, called a quadricycle, through the streets of Detroit.

1940 The Allies completed the military evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk, France.

1942 The Battle of Midway began during World War II.

1944 The U.S. Fifth Army entered Rome, beginning the liberation of the Italian capital during World War II.

1947 The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Taft-Hartley Act.

1954 French Premier Joseph Laniel and Vietnamese Premier Buu Loc initialed treaties in Paris according ''complete independence'' to Vietnam.

1985 The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down an Alabama law providing for a daily minute of silence in public schools.

1986 Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty in Washington to spying for Israel. He is serving a life prison term.

1992 The U.S. Postal Service announced the results of a nationwide vote on the Elvis Presley stamp, saying more people preferred the ''younger Elvis'' design.

1998 A federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

2001 Nepal's King Dipendra died, three days after he reportedly shot and killed most members of the royal family before turning the gun on himself; he was succeeded by his uncle, Prince Gyanendra.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Angelina Jolie turns 27 years old today.

Howard Metzenbaum Former U.S. senator, D-Ohio 85
Robert Merrill Opera singer 83
Dennis Weaver Actor 78
John Drew Barrymore Actor 70
Bruce Dern Actor 66
Freddy Fender Country singer 65
Roger Ball Musician 58
Anthony Braxton Jazz musician 57
Gordon Waller Singer (Peter and Gordon) 57
Danny Brown Rock musician (The Fixx) 51
Parker Stevenson Actor 50
Keith David Actor 46
Julie Gholson Actress 44
Eddie Velez Actor 44
El DeBarge Singer-musician 41
Scott Wolf Actor 34
Noah Wyle Actor (''ER'') 31
Stefan Lessard Rock musician (The Dave Matthews Band) 28

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