On This Day: June 4

6 verified moments happened on June 4. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1940⚓ Operation Dynamo ends having evacuated 338,226 Allied troops from Dunkirk's beaches under relentless German attack.History · Source: Imperial War Museum, 'Dunkirk'; Wikipedia, 'Operation Dynamo' (Jun 4 1940)
2. 1942🚢 U.S. Navy cryptographers decode Japanese plans, letting carrier aircraft sink four Japanese carriers at Midway — turning the tide of the Pacific War.History · Source: HISTORY, 'Battle of Midway'; National WWII Museum (Jun 4 1942)
3. 1942🎖️ U.S. Navy carrier forces ambush the Japanese fleet near Midway Atoll, sinking four Japanese carriers in a turning-point battle of the Pacific war.USA 250 · Source: National WWII Museum / HISTORY.com, Battle of Midway begins (June 4 1942)
4. 1988Steffi Graf double-bagels Natasha Zvereva 6-0, 6-0 in the French Open finalSports · Source: Tennis Majors / Wikipedia '1988 French Open – Women's singles' (final June 4, 1988, 32-minute 6-0 6-0)
5. 1989📸 Chinese troops and tanks crush pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, killing hundreds — possibly thousands — in a crackdown seen worldwide.History · Source: HISTORY, 'Tiananmen Square Massacre'; BBC (Jun 4 1989)
6. 2011Li Na beats Francesca Schiavone at Roland Garros to become the first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title.Sports · Source: https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1675765/li-na-becomes-asias-first-grand-slam-champion-in-historic-2011-triumph