1989 U.S.A. Batman Movie
1989 : The movie Batman opened in theaters, starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson.
1931 U.S.A. Round The World Record
1931 : Wiley Post and his navigator, Harold Gatty, took off for a round the world flight in the single-engine airplane, the "Winnie Mae." from Roosevelt Field, New York. they arrived back at Roosevelt Field on July 1st, completing the trip with a record time of eight days, 15 hours and 51 minutes.
1940 France Hitler Tour Paris
1940 : After the German occupation of Paris Adolf Hitler takes a tour of the major notable sites in the French capital.
1941 U.S.A. "St. Louis Blues"
1941 : Lena Horne recorded "St. Louis Blues." Her career spans several decades, even into the 1980s when she made a guest appearance on the popular TV hit "The Cosby Show."
1944 U.S.A. Tornadoes
1944 : A series of tornadoes across West Virginia and Pennsylvania kill more than 150 people most of the twisters were classified as F3, but the most deadly one was an F4 on the Fujita scale.
1956 Egypt Nasser
1956 : Following the army coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser that deposed the regime of King Farouk Gamal Abdel Nasser is elected president of Egypt when he stands as the sole candidate.
1956 Algeria Rebel Attacks
1956 : A series of rebel attacks in Algeria are targeting Europeans with French members of the community targeted mostly, in the last 7 days 23 have been killed and over 150 injured mostly in shooting attacks by small commando groups.
1961 Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty System
1961 : The Antarctic Treaty System comes into force to regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, "all land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude parallel". Antarctica is the Earth's only continent without a native human population. The Antarctic Treaty consists of a number of articles agree by the 12 original signatories Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the USSR, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The treaty includes the following important rules.
1. Research be used for peaceful purposes only.
2. Military activity, such as weapons testing, is prohibited.
3. Free exchange of information and personnel.
4. The Antarctic Treaty does not recognize, dispute, or establish territorial sovereignty claims.
5. Prohibits nuclear explosions or disposal of radioactive wastes.
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