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05/30 Beginning of the civil war over Biafra, 1967 |
05/30 Beginning of the civil war over Biafra, 1967 |
05/31 Yom Kippur War comes to an end by the signing of a disengagement |
05/31 Yom Kippur War comes to an end by the signing of a disengagement |
agreement by Syria and Israel, 1974 |
agreement by Syria and Israel, 1974 |
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06/01 In a referendum the Dutch reject the European Constitution, 2005 |
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06/02 Denmark rejects the Maastricht Treaty in a close-call referendum, 1992 |
06/03 Last Star Trek episode first aired ("Turnabout Intruder"), 1969 |
06/03 Last Star Trek episode first aired ("Turnabout Intruder"), 1969 |
06/03 Edward White becomes the first American to perform a "Space Walk", 1965 |
06/03 Edward White becomes the first American to perform a "Space Walk", 1965 |
06/04 Roquefort cheese developed, 1070 |
06/04 Roquefort cheese developed, 1070 |
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06/05 Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem, 70 |
06/06 First drive-in movie, 1933 |
06/06 First drive-in movie, 1933 |
06/06 Normandy landing, 1944 |
06/06 Normandy landing, 1944 |
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06/07 The first act of civil disobedience by Gandhi, 1893 |
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06/08 The Canadian Parliament meets for the first time in Ottawa, 1866 |
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06/09 The Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, 68 |
06/10 Death of Alexander the Great, 323 B.C. |
06/10 Death of Alexander the Great, 323 B.C. |
06/11 Greeks seize Troy, 1184BC |
06/11 Greeks seize Troy, 1184BC |
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06/12 Nelson Mandela in sentenced to life in prison, 1964 |
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06/13 Much of Vancouver, British Columbia, is devastated by a fire, 1886 |
06/14 Sandpaper invented by I. Fischer, Jr., 1834 |
06/14 Sandpaper invented by I. Fischer, Jr., 1834 |
06/15 Magna Carta signed, 1215 |
06/15 Magna Carta signed, 1215 |
06/15 Series of photographs by Edward Muggeridge prove to Leland Stanford |
06/15 Series of photographs by Edward Muggeridge prove to Leland Stanford |
that all the hooves of a horse are off the ground during the gallop, |
that all the hooves of a horse are off the ground during the gallop, |
1878 |
1878 |
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06/16 Henry Ford launched the Ford Motor Company, 1903 |
06/17 China explodes its first Hydrogen bomb, 1967 |
06/17 China explodes its first Hydrogen bomb, 1967 |
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06/18 Winston Churchill delivers his "Finest Hour" speech, 1940 |
06/19 Lizzie Bordon acquitted, 1893 |
06/19 Lizzie Bordon acquitted, 1893 |
06/19 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in Sing-Sing prison, 1953 |
06/19 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in Sing-Sing prison, 1953 |
06/20 Victoria crowned, 1837 |
06/20 Victoria crowned, 1837 |
06/21 Berlin airlift begins, 1948 |
06/21 Berlin airlift begins, 1948 |
06/21 Sun rises over Heelstone at Stonehenge |
06/21 Sun rises over Heelstone at Stonehenge |
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06/22 The June Days Uprising in Paris begins, 1848 |
06/23 Slavery abolished in England, 1772 |
06/23 Slavery abolished in England, 1772 |
06/23 Harriet, Darwin's turtle died at the age of 176 years, 2006 |
06/23 Harriet, Darwin's turtle died at the age of 176 years, 2006 |
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06/24 The capital of Jamaica, Kingston, is founded, 1664 |
06/25 Custer's Last Stand at Little Big Horn, 1876 |
06/25 Custer's Last Stand at Little Big Horn, 1876 |
06/25 North Korea invades South Korea, 1950 |
06/25 North Korea invades South Korea, 1950 |
06/26 Toothbrush invented, 1498 |
06/26 Toothbrush invented, 1498 |
06/26 St. Lawrence Seaway dedicated by Eisenhower & Queen Elizabeth II, 1959 |
06/26 St. Lawrence Seaway dedicated by Eisenhower & Queen Elizabeth II, 1959 |
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06/27 The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield, London, 1967 |
06/28 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated in Sarajevo, |
06/28 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated in Sarajevo, |
marking the beginning of World War I, 1914 |
marking the beginning of World War I, 1914 |
06/28 World War I ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919 |
06/28 World War I ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919 |
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06/29 The Seychelles gains independence from the United Kingdom, 1976 |
06/30 Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity, 1905 |
06/30 Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity, 1905 |
06/30 "That" explosion in Siberia at 7:17 local time, 1908 |
06/30 "That" explosion in Siberia at 7:17 local time, 1908 |
06/30 China and Soviet Union announce split over ideology, 1960 |
06/30 China and Soviet Union announce split over ideology, 1960 |