Tuesday, June 2, 2020

On This Day in History

Historical Events

455 King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome - Rome looted for 14 days

1862 Robert E. Lee takes command of Confederate armies of North Virginia during the American Civil War

1896 Guglielmo Marconi applies to patent the radio, accepted 2 July 1897

1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London, England

1989 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, protecting students demonstrating for democracy

Charlie Watts
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