1812

The U.S. House of Representatives passed its first war declaration, approving by a vote of 79-49 a declaration of war against Britain.

1919

Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which said that the right of Americans to vote “shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

1940

During World War II, the Allied military completed the evacuation of more than 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France.

1942

The World War II naval Battle of Midway began, which resulted in a decisive American victory against Japan and marked a turning point in the war in the Pacific.

1989

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pro-democracy demonstrators and dozens of soldiers are estimated to have been killed when Chinese troops crushed a seven-week-long protest held by occupying demonstrators in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

Birthdays

Actor Bruce Dern is 89. Singer-actor Michelle Phillips is 81. Jazz musician Paquito D’Rivera is 77. Actor Parker Stevenson is 73. Actor Keith David is 69. Singer El DeBarge is 64. Opera singer Cecilia Bartoli is 59. R&B singer Al B. Sure! is 57. Actor Scott Wolf is 57. Comedian Horatio Sanz is 56. Actor Noah Wyle is 54. Actor Angelina Jolie is 50.