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June 1

 * 1485 - Matthias of Hungary takes Vienna in his conquest of Austria (from Frederick III) and makes the city his capital.
 * 1813 - The United States Navy gains its motto as the mortally wounded commander of the frigate USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, cries out, "Don't give up the ship!"
 * 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Fair Oaks ends, with both sides claiming victory.
 * 1879 - Napoleon Eugene, Prince of France, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
 * 1918 - World War I: Battle for Belleau Wood begins.
 * 1941 - World War II: Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.