What Happened on Jun 7

Siege of Jerusalem

The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15, 1099 during the First Crusade. During it, the Crusaders stormed and captured the city... Read more

Battle Of Connecticut Farms

The Battle of Connecticut Farms was one of the last battles between British and American forces during the American Revolutionary War. On June... Read more

Day of the Tiles

The Day of the Tiles (French: Journée des Tuiles) is an event that took place in the French town of Grenoble on June 7, 1788. It was among the... Read more

The Newspaper 'The Nauvoo Expositor' Publishes Its Only Issue

On June 7, 1844, William Law, a disaffected Mormon, published the first and only edition of the Nauvoo Expositor. It described in lurid prose all... Read more

First Battle of Chattanooga

Description: In late Spring 1862, the Confederacy split its forces in Tennessee into several small commands in an attempt to complicate Federal... Read more

Battle of Milliken's Bend - Siege of Vicksburg Remains Unbroken

Description: On June 6, Col. Hermann Lieb with the African Brigade and two companies of the 10th Illinois Cavalry made a reconnaissance toward... Read more

Union between Norway and Sweden dissolved

Norway's parliament dissolved the union between Sweden and Norway on June 7, 1905. After some months of tension and fear of war between the two... Read more

Ronald Reagan Graduates from Eureka College

"Dutch," as the boy was called, was president of Dixon High School's student council. He worked his way through small Eureka College in Eureka,... Read more

Germans Begin Assault on Secondary Defense Line at Sevastopol

After expelling the Soviets from the Crimea, the German attention turned once again to Sevastopol. To help with the siege von Manstein had at his... Read more

British Forces Initiate Operation Perch to Capture German-Occupied Caen

Operation Perch was a Second World War British offensive that took place between 7–14 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy. The offensive was... Read more

Japanese Invaders are Rebuffed from West Hunan by Chinese Guerilla Forces

Japanese forces took over the outskirts of Hunan with little resistance. However they didn't realize that the Chinese forces were well prepared for... Read more

Gordon Banks's 'Greatest Save of All Time' Off of Pelé Header

That Gordon Banks is better remembered for this one save during England's match with Brazil in 1970, rather than winning the World Cup, is a sign... Read more

1988 NBA Finals - Lakers Defeat Pistons

The 1988 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1987–88 NBA season. One of Los Angeles Lakers head coach Pat Riley's most famous moments... Read more

"The Robbery" - Season 1 Episode 3 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Robbery" is the third episode of the first season of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It aired on June 7, 1990. It was written by Matt Goldman,... Read more

Stone Temple Pilots release Purple

Purple is the second album released by the American alternative rock band Stone Temple Pilots, on June 7, 1994 on Atlantic Records. It spawned... Read more

Detroit Red Wings win Stanley Cup

The 1997 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers. Detroit was in the Final for... Read more

FBI Officials Admit Bulger was Informant

What has long been suspected is now official: Fugitive crime boss James J. "Whitey" Bulger was an informant for the FBI. Faced with an ultimatum... Read more

MST3K Ep. 811 - "Parts: The Clonus Horror"

In an isolated community set in a remote desert area, clones are being bred to serve as a source of replacement organs for the wealthy and... Read more

FBI adds bin Laden to Most Wanted list

Although bin Laden was responsible for the bombings of East Africa and had declared war on the US, he was not placed on the FBI's Most Wanted list... Read more

2000 NBA Finals - Lakers Beat Pacers

It's a Wrap by Phil Taylor They finally figured it out. It was there on both their faces, the jubilation and relief that came with knowing... Read more

"Blue Line" border demarcation published by United Nations

The Blue Line is a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel published by the United Nations on 7 June 2000 for the purposes of determining... Read more

FDA Approves Novo Nordisk's NovoLog

NovoLog® is a rapid-acting insulin analog. It is called a insulin analog because the chemical components of insulin have been slightly modified,... Read more

Dream Theater releases Octavarium

Octavarium is the eighth full-length Dream Theater studio album, released on June 7, 2005. It holds the distinction of being the last album ever... Read more

2007 NBA Finals - Spurs Defeat Cavs

Parker, Ginobili spark Spurs to fourth NBA championship CLEVELAND -- Once again, the San Antonio Spurs walked the hallways in champagne-soaked... Read more

"charlie schmidt's 'cool cat'" aka Keyboard Cat Posted Online

Keyboard Cat is an Internet meme. It consists of footage of "Fatso", a cat (now deceased) owned by Charlie Schmidt of Spokane, Washington, wearing... Read more