June 7: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1628King Charles I of England was forced to approve Parliament's Petition of Right.
2. 1654Louis XIV was crowned King of France in a ceremony at Reims Cathedral.
3. 1906RMS Lusitania, destined to be one of the fastest ocean liners of its era, was launched.
4. 1946BBC television broadcasts resumed after a seven-year wartime interruption.
5. 1975Sony introduced the Betamax format for home video recorders.

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