1896 Guglielmo Marconi applies to patent the radio, accepted 2 July 1897
1902 British naval officer David Beatty is appointed captain of the cruiser HMS Juno.
1917 Canadian ace Billy Bishop undertakes a solo mission behind enemy lines, shooting down three aircraft as they were about to take off and several more on the ground, for which he is awarded the Victoria Cross.
1944 Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower and Bernard Montgomery dine in Portsmouth, England.
1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
1989 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, protecting students demonstrating for democracy.
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