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4 June
Contemporary era
1989
Tiananmen Square crackdown
On 4 June 1989, the Chinese army crushed the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing.
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Contemporary era
1940
End of the Dunkirk evacuation
On 4 June 1940, the Dunkirk evacuation ended; Churchill vowed to fight on the beaches.
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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
1783
First Montgolfier demonstration
On 4 June 1783, the Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated their hot-air balloon.
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- Encyclopaedia Freres Montgolfier (Wikipedia) Wikipedia. 4/5