June 1 is
National Hazelnut Cake Day
Dare Day
Flip a Coin Day
Heimlich Maneuver Day (For instructions see Perform the Heimlich)
In 1974 – The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine. Named for Henry Judah Heimlich, the maneuver is a technique of abdominal thrusts. Dr. Heimlich is also recognized as the inventor of the Heimlich Chest Drain Valve and a system of portable oxygen for ambulatory patients. (Heimlich is the uncle of Anson Williams, who is known for his portrayal as Warren “Potsie” Weber on the 70s hit TV show Happy Days.)
Friar John Cor records the first known batch of Scotch Whisky on June 1, 1495.
June 1, 1533 – Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England. She was executed in 1536.
On June 1, 1660, Mary Dyer was hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1774 – The British government ordered the Port of Boston closed.
Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, was court-martialed for malfeasance on June 1, 1779. He was cleared of all but two minor charges in 1780.
Kentucky Statehood Day; joined the Union in 1792 as the fifteenth state. It was originally a part of Virginia. Officially named the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
- Capital: Frankfort
- Nickname: Bluegrass State
- Bird: Cardinal
- Fruit: Blackberry
- Gemstone: Freshwater Pearl
- Flower: Goldenrod
- Tree: Tulip Poplar
- Motto: United we stand, divided we fall
See our page for Kentucky for more interesting facts and trivia about Kentucky.
Tennessee Statehood Day; joined the Union in 1796 as the sixteenth state. Initially part of North Carolina; then became known as the Southwest Territory from 1790-1796.
- Capital: Nashville
- Nickname: Volunteer State
- Bird: Mockingbird
- Fruit: Tomato
- Flower: Iris
- Tree: Tulip Poplar
- Motto: Agriculture and commerce
- Slogan: Tennessee: America at its Best
See our page for Tennessee for more interesting facts and trivia about Tennessee.
Birthday of Brigham Young (June 1, 1801), American Mormon leader; founder of Salt Lake City
June 1, 1812 – The U.S. President James Madison asked the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.
1813 – James Lawrence, the mortally-wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, gives his final order: “Don’t give up the ship!”
In 1831 – James Clark Ross discovered the Magnetic North Pole.
Death of James Buchanan, fifteenth President of the United States on June 1, 1868. He died at his home “Wheatland” in Lancaster, Pennsylvania at age 77 of respiratory failure.
In 1890 – The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith’s tabulating machine to count census returns. Hollerith developed a mechanical tabulator based on punched cards. He was the founder of the Tabulating Machine Company which later became IBM. Most of the 1890 Census materials were destroyed in a 1921 fire.
June 1, 1916, Louis Brandeis was appointed to the United States Supreme Court. He was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson. It was written of him that “Brandeis was a militant crusader for social justice whoever his opponent might be. He was dangerous not only because of his brilliance, his arithmetic, his courage. He was dangerous because he was incorruptible.” Using his social conscience, Brandeis became a leader of the Progressive movement, and used the law as the instrument for social change. Starting in 1890, he helped develop the “right to privacy” concept.
1938 – Baseball helmets were worn for the first time.
On June 1,1943, British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 777 was shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing 17 including the actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that its shooting down was an attempt to kill the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Zimbabwe came into existence on June 1, 1970. It was formerly known as Rhodesia.
1980 – Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. It was founded by Ted Turner and is part of the Turner Broadcasting System.