History for June 7

History for June 7 - On-This-Day.com:
Paul Gauguin (Eugčne Henri Paul Gauguin) 1848 - Post-Impressionist artist, painter, sculptor, Dean Martin (Dino Paul Crocetti) 1917 - Singer, actor ("The Dean Martin Show", "Rio Bravo", "Young Lions"), Tom Jones 1940 - Singer


Kenneth Osmond 1943 - Actor, Los Angeles police officer, known for his role as Eddie Haskell in the original "Leave It To Beaver" television series, Liam Neeson 1952 - Actor ("Taken" movie series, "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"), Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) 1958 - Musician, actor ("Purple Rain", "Sign 'O' the Times", "Under the Cherry Moon")


1775 - The United Colonies changed their name to the United States.


1776 - Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed to the Continental Congress a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence.


1863 - Mexico City was captured by French troops.


1929 - The sovereign state of Vatican City came into existence as copies of the Lateran Treaty were exchanged in Rome.


1937 - The cover of "LIFE" magazine showed the latest in campus fashions of the times, which included saddle shoes.


1942 - The Battle of Midway ended. The sea and air battle lasted 4 days. Japan lost four carriers, a cruiser, and 292 aircraft, and suffered 2,500 casualties. The U.S. lost the Yorktown, the destroyer USS Hammann, 145 aircraft, and suffered 307 casualties.


1965 - In the U.S., the Gemini 4 mission was completed. The mission featured the first spacewalk by an American.


1981 - Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers destroyed Iraq’s only nuclear reactor.