June 1, Cable News Network (CNN), the world’s first 24-hour television news network, makes its debut

 

1671 – The Ottomans announce war against Poland.

1973 – Greece declared a republic.
1980 – Cable News Network (CNN), the world’s first 24-hour television news network, makes its debut.
1987 – Assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rashid Karami.
1998 – European Central Bank starts work headed by Wim Duisenberg.
2005 – Dutch reject the European Constitution in a referendum.
2007 – Smoking banned in almost all public places in England.

Occasions:

Children’s Day in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

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