June 1
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[edit] Events
- 1495 - Friar John Cor records the first known batch of scotch whisky.
- 1533 - Anne Boleyn crowned Queen of England.
- 1792 - Kentucky admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
- 1796 - Tennessee admitted as the 16th state of the United States.
- 1812 - War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.
- 1922 - Royal Ulster Constabulary, the police force in Northern Ireland is founded
- 1979 - Black rule begins in Rhodesia.
- 1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
[edit] Births
- 1801 - Brigham Young, Mormon church leader (d. 1877)
- 1831 - John Bell Hood, American Confederate general (d. 1879)
- 1907 - Frank Whittle, English inventor of the jet engine. (d. 1996)
- 1924 - William Sloane Coffin, American clergyman (d. 2006)
- 1935 - Reverend Ike, Black American televangelist
[edit] Deaths
- 1868 - James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States (b. 1791)
- 1943 - Leslie Howard, English actor (b. 1893)
- 1946 - Ion Antonescu, Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1882)
- 1960 - Paula Hitler, Adolf Hitler's sister (b. 1896)
- 1962 - Adolf Eichmann, German official (b. 1906)
- 1968 - Helen Keller, American communist (b. 1880)
- 2004 - William Manchester, American writer (b. 1922)
