CoM Moderators Posted June 4, 2024 Posted June 4, 2024 1070 - Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France 1889 - Boston Beaneaters MLB pitcher John Clarkson is first to throw an "immaculate inning" (strikes out 3 batters on 9 pitches) in a 4-2 win over Philadelphia Quakers at South End Grounds 1950 - Dutch cyclist Wim van Est wins Bordeaux-Paris (586 km in 17:25) 1969 - 22-year-old man sneaks into wheel pod of a jet parked in Havana and survives 9-hr flight to Spain despite thin oxygen levels at 29,000 ft 1978 - "Working" closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 25 performances 1985 - Supreme Court strikes down Alabama "moment of silence" law 1988 - 42nd Tony Awards: "M. Butterfly" (play) and "The Phantom of the Opera" (musical) win 2002 - Canadian singer Avril Lavigne releases debut album, "Let Go" 2014 - 10 Nigerian generals and five other senior military officers are court-martialed for providing arms and information to jihadist terrorist group Boko Haram 2019 - Movement in Japan to end compulsory wearing of high heels in work places trends with hashtag #KuToo More Historical Events »
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