On This Day in History June 4, 2018

Historical Events 1760  Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada taken from the Acadians 1940  British complete the "Miracle of Dunkirk" by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft and even lifeboats 1945  US, Soviet Union, Britain and France agree to divide up occupied Germany 1989  Eastern Europe's 1st partial free elections in 40 years held in Poland, Solidarity Party comes to power 1989  Tiananmen Square Massacre: Chinese troops clear the square of student protesters, unofficial figures place death toll near 1,000 More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Alexei Navalny 41st Birthday Angelina Jolie 43rd Birthday Noah Wyle 47th Birthday Russell Brand 43rd Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Giacomo Casanova (1725 - 1798) Wilhelm II (1859 - 1941) More Famous Deaths June 4th: Dunkirk: Military Retreat They Called a Miracle Trapped on beaches and a sitting target for German fighter planes and bombers, 330,000 Allied troops looked doomed. Then came the "miracle" of Dunkirk. Read the Article