Today's selected anniversaries: 4th June 2026 1561: The spire of Old St Paul's Cathedral in London was destroyed by fire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_St_Paul%27s_Cathedral 1913: Emily Davison, an activist for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, was fatally injured after being trampled by a horse owned by King George V at the Epsom Derby. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Davison 1989: The People's Liberation Army suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, leaving hundreds of people dead and wounded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre 2004: In Granby, Colorado, U.S., Marvin Heemeyer went on a rampage with a modified bulldozer over a zoning dispute, destroying several buildings before dying by suicide. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer