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On this day May 31-June 6, 2020 (week 23)
May 31, 2020 - June 6, 2020 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries for each day of the week. This week feature Clint Eastwood, the capture of Beijing, King Juan Carlos of Spain, the first spacewalk, Henry Ford’s first car, the first British referendum, and the first drive-in cinema.
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May 31, 1930: Movie stalwart Clint Eastwood was born. The Dirty Harry and spaghetti western star went on to direct Oscar-winning films like Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby
June 01, 1215: The city of Zhongdu (now Beijing), ruled by the Jurchen Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, was captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan
June 2, 2014: King Juan Carlos of Spain, who came to the throne after the Franco dictatorship, announced his abdication after 39 years. He was succeeded by his son, Felipe
June 3, 1965: Major Ed White made the first spacewalk by a U.S. astronaut, an experience he enjoyed so much that he had to be ordered back into the Gemini 4 spacecraft
June 4, 1896: Henry Ford test drove his first car, the quadricycle, in Detroit. The vehicle had a simple frame fitted with a gas-powered engine and four bicycle wheels
June 5, 1975: British citizens voted by a 2-1 majority to stay in the Common Market in the first ever national referendum to be held throughout the United Kingdom
June 6, 1933: The first drive-in cinema opened in the U.S., with space for 500 cars. Their popularity peaked in the 1950s and 60s, with 4,000 drive-ins across the country