Also Within this year in history
The final year of the 1980s saw the Berlin Wall toppled, heralding the Cold War’s imminent demise, while in Czechoslovakia, the Velvet Revolution brought a nonviolent end to Communist rule. The Chinese military brutally squashed pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, and the U.S. invaded Panama to depose dictator Manuel Noriega. Nintendo released the Game Boy handheld game console, selling 40,000 units the first day. And in a harbinger of things to come, a British scientist invented the world wide web.
Boats and sorbent boom circle the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, to control the spreading slicks. (Photo by �� Natalie Fobes/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
(Original Caption) Baltimore: Jockey Pat Valenzuela leads Sunday Silence into the final stretch past Easy Goer with Pat Day up to win the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes.
In this clip from the hit show This Day In History, we get to take a look at some of the amazing things that have happened on June 3rd all around the world. From King Edward getting married, to Mel Brooks’ The Producers, you will see it all here in this interesting look at things that have happened on this day.
Two young men in suits sitting in a courtroom setting, with other individuals visible in the background.
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