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)
Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed. Date: June 1, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This…
Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights. Date: June 1, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people. Date: June 1, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
A ship carrying 458 people capsizes in the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 442 people. Date: June 1, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa. Date: May 31, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today)
The attempted regicide of Spanish King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie on their wedding day instead kills 24 Date: May 31, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)