1800s / 19th century history on the 4th of June
1876 : The Transcontinental Express train arrived in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad, in only 83 hours and 39 minutes, after it had departed New York City, in USA.
1896 : The Ford Quadricycle was completed and given a successful test run by Henry Ford. It was the first gasoline-powered automobile.
1900s / 20th century history on the 4th of June
1912 : Minimum wage was set for the first time in the United States, in the state of Massachusetts.
1917 : The 1st Pulitzer Prizes were awarded to Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall.
1926 : Robert Earl Hughes the heaviest human recorded in the world* was born in Monticello, Missouri, USA (died in 1958 aged 32). He still holds the world record for being the heaviest human to walk unassisted, when he weighed 486 kg (1,071 lb). *The heaviest human in the world during his lifetime.
1943 : John Burgess the Australian radio and television host was born.
1961 : El DeBarge the American singer and musician was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was the main singer of DeBarge family musical group.
1965 : Mick Doohan the Australian motorcycle racer was born in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
1975 : Angelina Jolie the American actress was born Angelina Voight in Los Angeles, California, USA.
1976 : Kasey Chambers the Australian musician was born in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia. Official website : KaseyChambers.com
1988 : The Arzamas train explosion occurred when 3 cars on a train carrying hexogen to Kazakhstan exploded in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR. The disaster caused the death of 91 people, and left up to 1,500 people injured.
1996 : Ariane 5 heavy-lift space launch vehicle exploded on its first flight, only 37 seconds after take-off.
2000s / 21st century history on the 4th of June
2004 : Mackenzie Ziegler the American dancer and singer was born in in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
2010 : Falcon 9 Flight 1 launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket maiden flight.
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