@rh18bold:Today in History

Today is Monday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2009. There are 213 days left in the year.

On this date

In 1533, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was crowned as Queen Consort of England.

In 1941, British forces entered Baghdad, returning the regent of six-year-old King Faisal of Iraq to power.

In 1943, a civilian flight from Portugal to England was shot down by the Germans during the Second World War, killing all 17 people aboard, including actor Leslie Howard.

In 1958, General Charles de Gaulle became prime minister of the Fourth Republic of France at the head of an emergency government after a crisis in French-ruled Algeria.

In 1973, Greece's military government announced the abolition of the monarchy and proclaimed a republic.

In 1979, the short-lived state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia came into existence.

In 1980, CNN made its debut.

Thought for Today

"Patience! Patience! Patience is the invention of dullards and sluggards. In a well-regulated world there should be no need of such a thing as patience." — Grace King, American author (1852-1932).