On this day

8 June in history.

5 moments from 1929 to 2004: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

Sunset over the sea

1992

The first World Oceans Day. The first World Oceans Day was held during the Earth Summit in Rio. Every year it reminds people to care for the sea.

Wikipedia: World Oceans Day

Photo: Schekinov Alexey Victorovich (старый ник « Xxxl ») / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 8 June

  1. English politician and feminist Margaret Bondfield (1873-1953)

    1929

    A woman in the British Cabinet

    Margaret Bondfield became the first woman to serve in the British Cabinet, as minister of labour.

    Wikipedia: Margaret Bondfield

    Photo: Harris & Ewing / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  2. Picture of George Orwell which appears in an old accreditation for the BNUJ

    1949

    Nineteen Eighty-Four is published

    George Orwell's novel about a world of constant surveillance, Big Brother and Newspeak was published.

    Wikipedia: Nineteen Eighty-FourWikipedia: George Orwell

    Photo: Branch of the National Union of Journalists (BNUJ). / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  3. Mary Church Terrell

    1953

    Restaurants must serve everyone

    The US Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in Washington, D.C. could not refuse to serve Black customers.

    Wikipedia: District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co.Wikipedia: Mary Church Terrell

    Photo: Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  4. 2004 transit of Venus

    2004

    Venus crosses the Sun

    For the first time in 122 years, Venus passed across the face of the Sun, visible as a small black dot.

    Wikipedia: 2004 transit of Venus

    Photo: Original uploader was Mswggpai at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.