On this day in 1898, The United States captured Guam from Spain.
This day was the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. On this day, China formally declared war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.
On this day in 1946, Chiang Kai-shek extended a 15-day cease-fire order to June 30. He had accepted on June 6 General Marshall's proposal to issue a second cease-fire order, instructing government troops to halt "all advances, attacks, and pursuits" during the 15-day armistice in the fight against communist forces.