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June 1

5 sourced moments from June 1 in history: The first written record of Scotch whisky (1494); Tennessee became the 16th U.S. state (1796); "Don't give up the ship" came from a battle the U.S. lost (1813), plus 2 more.

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5 things happened on June 1

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1990 History · Modern

The 1990 Bush–Gorbachev chemical weapons deal took 33 years

Bush and Gorbachev agreed in June 1990 to stop making chemical weapons. The last U.S. shell was destroyed in July 2023.

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1980 Language & Communication · Media & Communication

CNN launched the era of 24-hour cable news

When CNN signed on from Atlanta in 1980, it turned news from a fixed appointment into something always available.

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1813 History · War & Conflict

"Don't give up the ship" came from a battle the U.S. lost

The U.S. Navy's famous battle cry was a dying captain's order on 1 June 1813 — and his frigate was captured within minutes anyway.

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1796 Geography · Borders & Maps

Tennessee became the 16th U.S. state

It was the first state carved entirely from federal territory, a template for how the young nation would grow westward.

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1494 Food & Drink · Beverages

The first written record of Scotch whisky

A 1494 tax entry granting a friar malt 'to make aqua vitae' is the earliest paper trail of Scotch distilling.

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