On This Day for June 4 - Martha Stewart indicted, George III is featured, and more

Created: 2020-06-04 10:03 Updated: 2020-06-04 10:03 Notebook: On this Day in History

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June 04

FEATURED BIOGRAPHY

George III

FEATURED EVENT

2003

Martha Stewart indicted

MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY

2010: American basketball coach John Wooden—who directed teams of the University of California at Los Angeles to 10 NCAA championships in 12 seasons (1964–65, 1967–73, 1975)—died in Los Angeles. [Take our quiz about basketball player nicknames.]

1984: American musician Bruce Springsteen released Born in the U.S.A., which became one of his defining works. [Test your knowledge of rock and roll.]

1975: American actress Angelina Jolie, who was known for her sex appeal and edginess as well as for her humanitarian work, was born. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about famous actors.]

1970: The Kingdom of Tonga achieved independence within the British Commonwealth.

1942: Japan was repulsed by the United States at the Battle of Midway in World War II. [How much do you know about World War II?]

1940: During World War II the evacuation of Dunkirk, France, came to an end, having saved 198,000 British and 140,000 French and Belgian troops. [Learn how British forces became trapped at Dunkirk.]

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ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY

1975

Angelina Jolie
American actress

1738

George III
king of Great Britain

1952

Bronisław Komorowski
president of Poland

1926

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Argentine-born athlete

1867

Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
president of Finland