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On June 20, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The conviction was later overturned by the Supreme Court.
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On June 21, 1964, three civil rights workers disappeared in Philadelphia, Miss. Their bodies were found buried in an earthen dam six weeks later. Eight members of the Ku Klux Klan went to prison on federal conspiracy charges; none served more than six years.
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Also on June 21, 1947, Meredith Baxter Birney was born...
Meredith Baxter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Also on June 22nd, 1945- The World War II battle for Okinawa ended; 12,520 Americans and 110,000 Japanese were killed in the 83-day campaign.
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Also on June 23rd, 1993- Lorena Bobbitt of Prince William County, Va., sexually mutilated her husband, John, after he allegedly raped her.
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Also on June 24th, 2003- President Vladimir Putin arrived in London on the first state visit to Britain by a Russian leader since the 19th century.
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On June 25th, 1868- Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina were readmitted to the Union.
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Jun 25 1950 marked the start of the Korean war.........will it kick back up again?
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On June 26, 1963, President Kennedy visited West Berlin, where he made his famous declaration: "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner).
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Also on June 26, 1909, Col. Tom Parker was born...
Colonel Tom Parker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
On June 27th, 1844- Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Ill.
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Also on June 28th 1914-Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sofia, were assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serb nationalist. The event triggered World War I.
Then on June 28th 1919- the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I. |
thats weird how WW1 started and ended on the same day but 5 years apart.
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On June 29, 1995, the shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir docked, forming the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth
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Also on June 29, 1960, Evelyn "Champagne" King was born...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_King_(singer) |
On June 30, 1997, in Hong Kong, the Union Jack was lowered for the last time over Government House as Britain prepared to hand the colony back to China after ruling it for 156 years
And all I got was a t-shirt... and a watch... and some shoes and two custom made suits... oh and a little drunk. |
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Today in History - June 30. Hawaii has 1st swine flu death...
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Also on July 1st, 1867- Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain.
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On July 2, 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator.
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On July 3, 1863, the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended after three days in a major victory for the North as Confederate troops retreated.
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Also on July 4th, 1826- Death claimed the second and third presidents of the United States: John Adams died at age 90 in Braintree, Mass., while Thomas Jefferson died at 83 at Monticello, his home near Charlottesville, Va.
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Also on July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title as he defeated Jimmy Connors.
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...also, on July 5, 1946...the bikini was re-introduced
in Paris, France (it was a roman invention) ...on July 5, 1996...Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell ...on July 5, 1999...Bill Clinton imposed trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan I have a question about the last one...is that what triggered 911's attack on our economic foundation at the World Trade Center? :sad: |
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Also on July 6th, 1957- Teenagers John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at a church in Liverpool, England, following a performance by Lennon's band, the Quarrymen.
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On July 7th, 1846- U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison.
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