8 June

1972 - The Napalm Girl photo

On 8 June 1972, a photo of children fleeing napalm in Vietnam shocked world opinion.

1949 - Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four

On 8 June 1949, George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published.

793 - Viking raid on Lindisfarne

On 8 June 793, the sack of Lindisfarne monastery opened the Viking Age.