On June 3
On June 3, 2 pivotal events are recorded in the Human Saga, including Lin Zexu destroys British opium at Humen (1839).
On this day
Beginning on 3 June 1839, Imperial Commissioner Lin Zexu oversaw the public destruction of roughly 1,000 long tons (some 20,000 chests) of opium that he had compelled British and other foreign merchants to surrender at Canton (Guangzhou).
From 3 to 14 June 1992 the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), popularly the 'Earth Summit', convened in Rio de Janeiro, drawing delegations from 178 countries and over 100 heads of state in the largest…
Also this week in history (May 31 – Jun 6)
On 6 June 1944, Allied forces under Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower launched Operation Overlord, the amphibious invasion of German-occupied France across five beaches in Normandy.
On 6 June 1674 Shivaji Bhonsle was crowned Chhatrapati (sovereign) at Raigad fort, formally establishing the Maratha state in western India.
From 4 to 7 June 1942 the United States Pacific Fleet defeated a Japanese naval force near Midway Atoll in the central Pacific.
Between 5 and 10 June 1967 Israel fought and decisively defeated the combined forces of Egypt, Syria and Jordan in the Six-Day War.
Results of the world's largest election saw Narendra Modi's BJP win a third consecutive term, but the party fell short of an outright parliamentary majority for the first time since 2014, leaving Modi dependent on his NDA coalition…