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On This Day, June 1
- 2015: A ship carrying 458 people capsizes in the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 442 people.
- 2011: A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
- 2011: Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.
- 2009: Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed.
- 2009: General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.