June 3
These events happened on this date in history. They were recorded. They were documented. Most people were never told about them.
Reconstitution of the Academy of the Distrustful in the Sala Dalmases of the Historical Archive of the City of Barcelona in Barcelona.
Full record →Khartoum massacre: In Sudan, over 100 people are killed when security forces accompanied by Janjaweed militiamen storm and open fire on a sit-in protest.
Full record →The trial of United States Army private Chelsea Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks begins in Fort Meade, Maryland.
Full record →At least 119 people are killed in a fire at a poultry farm in Jilin Province in northeastern China.
Full record →A plane carrying 153 people crashes in a residential neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, killing everyone on board plus six people on the ground.
Full record →The pageant for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II takes place on the River Thames.
Full record →The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
Full record →And now you know... what they left out.
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