Did you know that some interesting things have happened in the past on the 4th of June. Here are just some of them.
- 781 BC Oldest Chinese recording of a solar eclipse
- 1039 Henry III becomes Holy Roman Emperor
- 1070 Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France
- 1629 Dutch East India ship Batavia wrecks on Morning Reef off the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, with 200 survivors (only 70 survive after three months due to mutiny and murders)
- 1664 1666 Battle at Dunkirk: English vs Dutch fleet
- 1741 1756 Quakers leave assembly of Pennsylvania
- 1769 A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in history
- 1783 Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier make 1st public hot-air balloon flight (unmanned), covering 2km and lasting 10 minutes with an estimated altitude of 1,600-2,000m
- 1812 Louisiana Territory officially renamed “Missouri Territory”
- 1850 Self-deodorizing fertilizer patented in England
But looking forward, something exciting is happening on June 4th 2021. Yes, its
FIRST FRIDAY at FRETHEIM’s
6:00 pm
Bring main and dessert
Great food, fellowship, fun, prayer and worship.