CoM Moderators Posted June 4 Posted June 4 1917 - Most Excellent Order of British Empire inaugurated by King George V to recognise the efforts of his people in WWI 1932 - Chilean coup led by Colonel Marmaduke Grove against President Juan Esteban Montero 1947 - US House of Representatives approves Taft-Hartley act 1964 - Test Cricket debut of Geoff Boycott v Australia at Trent Bridge, 48 1973 - A patent for the ATM is granted to Don Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain 1988 - French Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf dominates Natalia Zvereva of Belarus 6-0, 6-0; shortest women's singles Grand Slam final in Open Era; 32 minutes 1989 - Eastern Europe's first partial free elections in 40 years held in Poland, Solidarity Party comes to power 2018 - "Ocean's 8" film premieres, directed by Gary Ross starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway and Rihanna 2020 - UN report criticizing human rights violations in the Philippines, including deaths of 8,000 during its war on drugs, a day after county's House of Representatives passed new anti-terrorism law 2023 - Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel's musical "Bad Cinderella" closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 85 performances; 1st time in 43 years that Webber is without a show on Broadway More Historical Events »
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