1611 - The mutinous crew of Henry Hudson's fourth voyage sets Henry, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in the Atlantic Ocean; they are never heard from again.
1757 - Indian Mutiny: Battle of PlasseyThe Battle of Plassey was a battle that took place in June 1757, at Plassey (pronounced Palashee in Bengali ), a small village between Calcutta and Murshidabad. It was a battle between the forces of the British East India Company and of Siraj Ud Daulah, t - 3000 BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain was created by the merger of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707 (see Act of Union 1707). A single parliament and government, based in Westminster in London, ran the entire kingdom. They had shared a monarch si troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy.n army under Siraj-ud-Dawlah at Plassey .
1758Events June 12 French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia commences. June 23 Seven Years War: Battle of Krefeld British forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany. July 8 French and Indian War: French - Seven Years War: Battle of KrefeldThe battle of Krefeld (sometimes referred to by its French name of Crefield) is a battle fought on June 23 1758 between an Hanoverian army and a French army during the Seven Years' War. The Hannoverian army led by Ferdinand son of duke of Brunswick drove - BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain was created by the merger of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707 (see Act of Union 1707). A single parliament and government, based in Westminster in London, ran the entire kingdom. They had shared a monarch si forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany.
1915 - First wholesale slaughter of Armenian men in Harput (Kharpert), Turkey
1931 - Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to accomplish the first round-the-world flight in a single-engine plane. [3]
1938 - The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.