June 7
What happened on June 7 in history
3 events fall on June 7, from 1494 to 1965. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.
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Events on June 7
1494
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Spain and Portugal divide the newly encountered world along a meridian.
1892
Homer Plessy is arrested
His refusal to leave a whites-only rail car leads to Plessy v Ferguson.
1965
Griswold v Connecticut
The Supreme Court strikes down a ban on contraceptives for married couples.