MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · June 4
THE DAY IN HISTORY · JUNE 4
June 4 in history
1940 — Dunkirk evacuation
26 May–4 Jun 1940 — 338,000 Allied soldiers are lifted off the beaches. An army escapes; France falls.
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1942
Midway: in five minutes of dive-bombing, three Japanese fleet carriers are set ablaze. The Pacific war pivots in a morning.
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