June 4 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for June 4
In the headlines today:

2003	Home decorating expert Martha Stewart resigns as chairman and CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, after being indicted in federal court on charges of obstructing justice and making false statements.
1994	Actor Harrison Ford has his hands and feet placed in wet cement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
1989	Chinese soldiers open fire on student protesters in Tiananmen Square, killing many and sending thousands to jail.
1964	L.A. Dodgers left-hander Sandy Koufax pitches the third no-hitter of his career.
1942	The Battle of Midway begins during WWII.
1940	The Allied military evacuation of Dunkirk, France, ends in WWII.
1939	The S.S. St. Louis, carrying 900 Jewish refugees from Germany, is turned away from the Florida coast. The ship is also denied permission to dock in Cuba and returns to Europe, where many refugees die in Nazi concentration camps.
1892	The Sierra Club is incorporated in San Francisco.
1878	Turkey turns Cypress over to the British.
1812	The Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.
1647	The English army seizes King Charles I as a hostage.