★★★★★
Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown
Weeks of student-led protests in Beijing end when troops suppress them on the night of 3–4 June.
Politics· China
- 1989
- 1912★★★★★
Sinking of the Titanic
RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage after striking an iceberg; more than 1,500 people die.
DisasterTechnology· United Kingdom