On This Day in History June 4, 2023

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 first 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 Famous Birthdays Andrea Jaeger 58th Birthday Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1867 - 1951 George III 1738 - 1820 Noah Wyle 52nd Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Giacomo Casanova 1725 - 1798 Wilhelm II 1859 - 1941 More Famous Deaths June 4: 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