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June 4

3 sourced moments from June 4 in history: The Montgolfier brothers flew the first public hot-air balloon (1783); Congress passed the women's suffrage amendment (1919); and The Battle of Midway turned the tide in the Pacific (1942).

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3 things happened on June 4

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1942 History · War & Conflict

The Battle of Midway turned the tide in the Pacific

On June 4, 1942, American dive bombers sank four Japanese aircraft carriers in a single day and broke Japan's momentum in the Pacific.

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1919 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

Congress passed the women's suffrage amendment

After a half-century campaign, the Senate cleared the 19th Amendment and handed the vote-or-not question to the states.

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1783 Technology · Transportation

The Montgolfier brothers flew the first public hot-air balloon

On June 4, 1783, two French paper-makers sent an empty linen bag of hot air a mile across the sky and opened the age of flight.

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