June 7 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for June 7
In the headlines today:

2000	Accused of being a monopoly, Microsoft is ordered broken up by a US District Court judge; Microsoft appeals.
1981	Iraq's only nuclear reactor is destroyed by Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers.
1948	Communists take over Czechoslovakia.
1932	Some 7,000 WWI veterans march on Washington, DC, demanding bonus pay for their service.
1914	The first vessel passes through the locks at the Panama Canal.
1903	Professor Pierre Curie reveals the discovery of the element Polonium.
1840	King Frederick William III of Prussia dies.
1775	The United Colonies change their name to the United States.
1654	Louis XIV is crowned King of France.
1099	The First Crusade reaches the walls of Jerusalem.
632	Mohammed dies of a stroke.