Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/June 1
June 1: International Children's Day, Madaraka Day in Kenya.
- 1495 - Friar John Cor recorded the first known batch of scotch whisky.
- 1779 - Benedict Arnold (pictured) was court-martialed for malfeasance.
- 1922 - A police force in Northern Ireland called the Royal Ulster Constabulary was founded.
- 1938 - The first Superman comic was published.
- 1980 - The Cable News Network began broadcasting.