This Day In History - June 1st

6/1/2018 (Permalink)

June 1

Interesting facts about this day in history - June 1st

1792 : Kentucky became the 15th state.

1796 : Tennessee became the 16th state.

1813 : The mortally wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, gave the order, "Don't give up the ship" during a losing battle with the British frigate HMS Shannon in the War of 1812.

1927 : Lizzie Borden, accused but acquitted of the 1892 ax murders of her father and stepmother, died in Fall River, Mass., at the age 66.

1943 : A civilian flight from Portugal to England was shot down by Germany during World War II, killing all 17 people aboard, including actor Leslie Howard.

1980 : CNN, the Cable News Network, made its debut.