SUNDAY IN HISTORY

Today is Sunday, June 4, the 155th day of 2017. There are 210 days left in the year.

Highlight in History:

On June 4, 1917, the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded. Herbert Bayard Swope of the New York World was recognized for a series of articles, “Inside the German Empire”; the New York Tribune for an editorial onthe one-year anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania; Jean Jules Jusserand for his book“With Americans of Past and Present Days”; Laura E. Richards, Maude Howe Elliott and Florence HoweHall for their biography about Julia WardHowe.

On this date:

In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers first publicly demonstrated their hot-air balloon, which did not carry any passengers, overAnnonay, France.

In 1812, the U.S. House of Representatives approved, 79-49, a declaration of war against Britain.

In 1939, the German ocean liner MS St. Louis, carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany, was turned away fromthe Florida coast by U.S. officials.

In 1940, during World War II, the Allied military evacuation of some 338,000 troops fromDunkirk, France, ended.

In 1942, the World War II Battle of Midway began, resultin gina decisive American victory against Japan and marking the turning point of the war in the Pacific.

In 1954, French Premier Joseph Laniel and Vietnamese Premier Bu uLoc signed treaties in Paris according “complete independence” toVietnam.

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush arrived in Prague at the start of an eightday European trip that included a Group of Eight summit in Germany.

Five years ago: With President Barack Obama standing off to the side, former President Bill Clinton warned during a fundraiser in New York that a Mitt Romney presidency would be “calamitous” for the nation and the world.

One year ago: A day after the death of Muhammad Ali, President Barack Obama said the boxing legend “shook up the world and the world is better for it,” and that Ali stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela in fighting for what was right.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Bruce Dern is 81. Actresssinger Michelle Phillips is 73 Actor Eddie Velez is 59. Actress Angelina Jolie is 42. Olympic gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek is 32. Americana singer Shakey Graves is 30.

Thought for Today: “Reputationis a bubblewhich a man bursts when he tries to blowit for himself.” — Emma Carleton, American journalist (1850-1925).