This Day in History: 06/1/1980 - CNN Launches

In the following clip from the show This Day In History, we get to take a look at some of the things that have happened around us on June 1st. From Action Comics' first story of Superman, to The Beatles new album, we have it all here. Check it out and learn some remarkable things that go on in the world, every single day.

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