WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2025

1760-The Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive in Nova Scotia, Canada, to claim land taken from the Acadians

1940-British complete the "Miracle of Dunkirk" by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft and even lifeboats

1989-Eastern Europe's first partial free elections in 40 years held in Poland, Solidarity Party comes to power

1989-Tiananmen Square Massacre: Chinese troops clear the square of student protesters, unofficial figures place death toll near 1,000

2020-Memorial for George Floyd led by Rev. Al Sharpton, killed in police custody, in Minneapolis, as 10th night of protests at his death held around the country