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1. 5th June 1963: John Profumo, the British Secretary of State for War, resigns following a political scandal caused by his extramarital affair

   Publié: 05/06/2025
2. 4th June 1411: King Charles VI of France grants the exclusive right to ripen Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon

   Publié: 04/06/2025
3. 3rd June 1956: Rock and Roll music banned in the Californian city of Santa Cruz

   Publié: 03/06/2025
4. 2nd June 1896: Guglielmo Marconi files a patent application for his system of wireless telegraphy

   Publié: 02/06/2025
5. 1st June 1946: Ion Antonescu, the former Prime Minister of Romania, executed by firing squad

   Publié: 01/06/2025
6. 31st May 1916: Battle of Jutland begins in the North Sea, marking the largest naval battle of the First World War

   Publié: 31/05/2025
7. 30th May 1899: Female bandit Pearl Hart and her partner, Joe Boot, commit one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies

   Publié: 30/05/2025
8. 29th May 1660: Charles II restored to the English throne, marking the end of over a decade of republican rule

   Publié: 29/05/2025
9. 28th May 1754: Battle of Jumonville Glen in Pennsylvania marks the beginning of the French and Indian War

   Publié: 28/05/2025
10. 27th May 1703: The foundation of St Petersburg by Tsar Peter the Great

    Publié: 27/05/2025
11. 26th May 1923: First 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race begins, establishing the endurance racing format

    Publié: 26/05/2025
12. 25th May 1977: The first Star Wars film is released in cinemas

    Publié: 25/05/2025
13. 24th May 1943: Josef Mengele, the Nazi Angel of Death, transferred to Auschwitz

    Publié: 24/05/2025
14. 23rd May 1949: West Germany formally established, otherwise known as the Federal Republic of Germany

    Publié: 23/05/2025
15. 22nd May 1849: Abraham Lincoln becomes the first and only President to be awarded a patent

    Publié: 22/05/2025
16. 21st May 1927 and 1932: Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic, followed five years later by Emilia Earhart as the first woman

    Publié: 21/05/2025
17. 20th May 1882: Establishment of the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

    Publié: 20/05/2025
18. 19th May 1922: Young Pioneer organisation formally established in the USSR

    Publié: 19/05/2025
19. 18th May 1848: The Frankfurt Parliament opens at St. Paul’s Church as the first freely elected parliament for all of Germany

    Publié: 18/05/2025
20. 17th May 1756: The Seven Years’ War begins, when Great Britain formally declares war on France

    Publié: 17/05/2025