1st JUNE ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY

1500s / 16th century history on the 1st of June

1533 : Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England. She was the second wife of King Henry VIII.

1700s / 18th century history on the 1st of June

1792 : Kentucky was admitted as the 15th state of the United States. Official websites : Kentucky.gov | KentuckyTourism.com

1800s / 19th century history on the 1st of June

1890 : Herman Hollerith’s tabulating machine was used to count census returns for the first time, at the United States Census Bureau.

The 1890 US Census and the history of punchcard computing (Stand-up Maths YouTube channel video)
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