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4th July 1950: Radio Free Europe broadcasts for the first time

On the 4th July 1950, Radio Free Europe – founded the previous year to transmit uncensored information to audiences behind the Iron Curtain – completed its first broadcast.

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5th July 1946: The bikini swimsuit introduced four days after a Bikini Atoll atomic test

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3rd July 1940: British navy attacks the French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir

British naval ships attacked the French Navy at Mers-el-Kébir in Algeria during the Second World War. Read More

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2nd July 1964: Civil Rights Act signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson

On the 2nd July 1964, American President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law at the White House. Read More

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1st July 1911: Start of the Second Moroccan Crisis as gunboat SMS Panther is sent to Agadir

The German gunboat SMS Panther was sent to the Moroccan port of Agadir, sparking the Second Moroccan Crisis. Read More

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30th June 1934: Nazi party purged on Night of the Long Knives

The 30th June 1934 saw the Nazis carry out a purge of their own party, when Hitler ordered the SS to murder leading figures of the SA or Brownshirts along with critics of the Nazi... Read More

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29th June 1613: The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground

The Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground during a performance of Henry VIII. Read More

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

The 28th June saw both the trigger and the definitive end of the First World War. Read More

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27th June 1950: President Truman sends US navy and air force to Korea

US President Harry S. Truman ordered air and naval forces to assist South Korea against an invasion by North Korea. Read More

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