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June 7 in history: Vatican City becomes a sovereign state and more

1929
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1929

Vatican City becomes a sovereign state

1942
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1942

WWII: After 4-day battle, US destroys 4 Japanese aircraft carriers

'Bergman Island' by Mia Hansen-Love, France
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'Bergman Island' by Mia Hansen-Love, France

An American film-making couple spends a summer on Faro, the windswept Baltic island that inspired Ingmar Bergman. Reality and fiction start to blur as the weeks pass.

1990
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1990

South African President F. W. de Klerk lifts 4-year state of emergency

2017
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2017

ISIS attacks Khomeini's shrine & Iranian Parliament in Tehran