Template:On this day/June 4

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June 4:

  • 1781Jack Jouett warned the Virginia Legislature meeting at Monticello of an intended raid by Colonel Banastre Tarleton, allowing a narrow escape.
  • 1940 – the General Assembly of Virginia designated this day as Jack Jouett Day "in honor of a brave and loyal Virginian whose signal exploit will be remembered as long as men shall love true courage and noble and unselfish action".