June 4th in History
June 4th
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On this day 1039, , King of Gwynedd and Powys, defeated a Mercian army at Rhyd y Groes near Welshpool.
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1007–1063 or 1064) was the son of Llywelyn ap Seisyll, King of Gwynedd and Deheubarth, who claimed descendency from Hywel Dda . He is known as "the only Welsh king ever to rule over the entire territory of Wales”.
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1561 The steeple of St Paul's Cathedral, the tallest structure in London, is struck by lightning, catching fire and destroying its bells and roof
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Ar y diwrnod hwn 156 mlynedd yn ôl, cynhaliodd Neuadd Ddirwest gyfarfod pleidlais menywod cyntaf Cymru. Eiliad a sbardunodd newid.
On this day 156 years ago, Temperance Hall ,Merthyr,hosted Wales’ first women’s suffrage meeting. A moment that sparked change.
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On this day in 1937, a Humpty Dumpty grocery store in Oklahoma introduced the first shopping carts. Alas, customers were initially doubtful. Women already pushed carts around (albeit ones with babies in them) and were tired of doing so, and male shoppers thought the cart made them look effeminate. However, the new invention became hugely popular, revolutionizing grocery shopping.
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1944 U-505 becomes the first German submarine captured and boarded on high seas by the US Navy, off the coast of North Africa; capture is kept secret until after the war.
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1967British Midland flight G-ALHG crashed in Hopes Carr, Stockport, killing 72 of the 84 passengers and crew on board and left 12 people with serious injuries. Although the plane came down in the centre of a busy industrial town, miraculously, nobody outside the plane was injured. An air accident investigation found the cause of the crash to be fuel starvation due to a fault in the fuel lines and the poor warning system on the Canadair C-4 Argonaut propeller aircraft.
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1970 The Kingdom of Tonga achieved independence within the British Commonwealth .
1962The Beatles signed a recording contract with EMI Parlophone.
1966: Radio 270 starts test transmissions from the radio-ship Oceaan VII off Scarborough on 1115 kHz with a power of 10kW.
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On this day 1039, , King of Gwynedd and Powys, defeated a Mercian army at Rhyd y Groes near Welshpool.
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1007–1063 or 1064) was the son of Llywelyn ap Seisyll, King of Gwynedd and Deheubarth, who claimed descendency from Hywel Dda . He is known as "the only Welsh king ever to rule over the entire territory of Wales”.
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1561 The steeple of St Paul's Cathedral, the tallest structure in London, is struck by lightning, catching fire and destroying its bells and roof
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Ar y diwrnod hwn 156 mlynedd yn ôl, cynhaliodd Neuadd Ddirwest gyfarfod pleidlais menywod cyntaf Cymru. Eiliad a sbardunodd newid.
On this day 156 years ago, Temperance Hall ,Merthyr,hosted Wales’ first women’s suffrage meeting. A moment that sparked change.
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On this day in 1937, a Humpty Dumpty grocery store in Oklahoma introduced the first shopping carts. Alas, customers were initially doubtful. Women already pushed carts around (albeit ones with babies in them) and were tired of doing so, and male shoppers thought the cart made them look effeminate. However, the new invention became hugely popular, revolutionizing grocery shopping.
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1944 U-505 becomes the first German submarine captured and boarded on high seas by the US Navy, off the coast of North Africa; capture is kept secret until after the war.
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1967British Midland flight G-ALHG crashed in Hopes Carr, Stockport, killing 72 of the 84 passengers and crew on board and left 12 people with serious injuries. Although the plane came down in the centre of a busy industrial town, miraculously, nobody outside the plane was injured. An air accident investigation found the cause of the crash to be fuel starvation due to a fault in the fuel lines and the poor warning system on the Canadair C-4 Argonaut propeller aircraft.
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1970 The Kingdom of Tonga achieved independence within the British Commonwealth .
1962The Beatles signed a recording contract with EMI Parlophone.
1966: Radio 270 starts test transmissions from the radio-ship Oceaan VII off Scarborough on 1115 kHz with a power of 10kW.
[media=https://youtu.be/H5XurW3hp_c]
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