June 1 in History

• 1930

  June 1, 1930:

  American tennis player Helen Willis Moody earns her third consecutive French Open title.

• 1964

  June 1, 1964:

  The African country, Kenya attains a republic status.

• 1969

  June 1, 1969:

  The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation bans the advertisement of tobacco on its radio and television stations.

• 1980

  June 1, 1980:

  CNN goes live in transmission for the first time.

• 1997

  June 1, 1997:

  The New York Women Film Festival makes its debut.

• 1998

  June 1, 1998:

  The Treaty of Amsterdam establishes the European Central Bank.

• 1999

  June 1, 1999:

  “No Angel”, the debut album of singer Dido is released in the US.

• 2009

  June 1, 2009:

  Conan O’Brien begins hosting NBC’s “The Tonight Show”.

• 2019

  June 1, 2019:

  In a major and unexpected upset, Andy Ruiz Jr defeats Anthony Joshua to win the world heavyweight titles from the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO.

• June 1, 2019:

  Liverpool wins its sixth UEFA Champions League title. The Reds, as they are commonly called, claimed a 2-0 victory over fellow English club Tottenham Hotspurs, with goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi.