June 4: The Miracle of Dunkirk and the Tiananmen Square Massacre

On This Day in History June 4, 2020 Historical Events 1760  Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada 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 1945  US, Soviet Union, Britain and France agree to divide up occupied Germany 1989  Eastern Europe's 1st 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 More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Alexei Navalny 44th Birthday Angelina Jolie 45th Birthday George III (1738 - 1820) Russell Brand 45th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Reinhard Heydrich (1904 - 1942) Wilhelm II (1859 - 1941) More Famous Deaths June 4: Dunkirk: Military Retreat They Called a Miracle Trapped on beaches and a sitting target for German fighter planes and bombers, 330,000 Allied troops looked doomed. Then came the "miracle" of Dunkirk. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand