View Historical Events by Day: What Happened on June 1 in History?

The battle at Öland takes place in the Baltic Sea, off the east coast of Öland during the Scanian War, resulting in the defeat of the Swedish navy by the allied Danish-Dutch forces. More

Kentucky was admitted to the U.S and becomes the 15th State. More

Tennessee was admitted to the U.S and becomes the 16th State. More

The Boxer Rebellion begins in China. An uprising against against the spread of Western and Japanese influence including western religion begun by peasants but was eventually supported by the government. The Boxer Rebellion was put down by the Eight-Nation Alliance of the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Japan, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. More

The island of Crete falls to German forces after a week-long battle during WWII. The battle, which began on May 20, involved intense air bombardment and airborne assaults by German paratroopers and glider troops. Despite fierce resistance from Allied troops and Cretan civilians, the Germans ultimately captured key airfields and were able to reinforce and consolidate their position.

Samoa Independence Day. While independence was achieved at the beginning of January, Samoa celebrates its independence day on June 1.

Cincinnati surgeon Henry J. Heimlich publishes, his stop-choking technique in the medical journal Emergency Medicine. The technique, now called, the Heimlich maneuver, involved thrusting inward and upward on the abdomen of choking victims and It quickly became a go-to method for saving those lives. The technique was renamed the "abdominal thrust" after the American Red Cross introduced back blows to its official guidelines on treating choking in 2006 and Dr Heimlich disagreed that back blows should be used and asked that his name be removed from the guidelines. More

CNN, headquartered in Atlanta, debuts its 24-hour live news broadcasts. In 1991 it went on to gain worldwide attention for its around-the-clock coverage of the Persian Gulf War. More

George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a bilateral agreement on Destruction and Non-production of Chemical Weapons and on Measures to Facilitate the Multilateral Convention on Banning Chemical Weapons" The historic treaty, signed in Washington D.C. during a Submit Meeting, called for an 80 percent reduction of chemical weapon stockpiles under the oversight of inspectors from both countries. The agreement was intended to be the first step towards a global ban. By 1993, 150 other nations had joined the superpowers to sign a comprehensive treaty banning chemical weapons.