Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production. Date: June 1, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo. Date: June 1, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations. Date: June 1, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock. Date: June 1, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv. Date: June 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother. Date: June 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole. Date: June 1, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cyclone Gonu develops from an area of convection in the Arabian Sea, becoming the worst recorded natural disaster in Oman. Date: June 1, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019. Date: June 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events…
General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history. Date: June 1, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)