15 Jun 0763
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Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. |
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15 Jun 0763
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-BC- Assyrians record total solar eclipse event on clay tablet
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15 Jun 0923
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Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy. |
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15 Jun 1094
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Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar [El Cid] occupies Valencia on the Moren
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15 Jun 1184
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King Magnus V of Norway is killed at the Battle of Fimreite. |
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15 Jun 1215
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King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta. |
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15 Jun 1215
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King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede, England
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15 Jun 1219
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Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lyndanisse (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia. According to legend, this battle also marks the first use of the Dannebrog, the world's first national flag still in use, as the national flag of Denmark. |
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15 Jun 1219
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King Valdemar brought victory for Denmark
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15 Jun 1246
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Battle at Leitha: Hungary-Austrian
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15 Jun 1246
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With the death of Duke Frederick II, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria. |
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15 Jun 1300
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The city of Bilbao is founded. |
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15 Jun 1312
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At the Battle of Rozgony, King Charles I of Hungary wins a decisive victory over the family of Palatine Amade Aba. |
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15 Jun 1381
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Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London
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15 Jun 1389
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Battle of Kosovo: The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians. |
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15 Jun 1389
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Battle of Kossovo; Turks defeat Serbs, Bosnians
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15 Jun 1410
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In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor. |
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15 Jun 1502
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Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Martinique on his fourth voyage. |
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15 Jun 1520
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Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in papal bull Exsurge Domine. |
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15 Jun 1520
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Pope threatens to toss Luther out of Catholic Church
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15 Jun 1567
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Battle at Carberry Scot: Protestant troops beat Earl Bothwells army
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15 Jun 1567
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Genoa Italy expels Jews
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15 Jun 1567
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Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy
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15 Jun 1580
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Philip II of Spain declares William the Silent to be an outlaw. |
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15 Jun 1590
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Pope Leo X threatens to ex-communicate Martin Luther
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15 Jun 1626
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King Charles I disbands English parliament
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15 Jun 1643
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Able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania
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15 Jun 1648
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Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. |
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15 Jun 1664
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NJ established
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15 Jun 1667
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The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys. |
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15 Jun 1741
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Captain Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America
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15 Jun 1752
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Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown). |
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15 Jun 1762
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Austria uses 1st paper currency
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15 Jun 1775
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American Revolutionary War: George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. |
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15 Jun 1775
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George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army
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15 Jun 1776
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Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania. |
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15 Jun 1779
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General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx
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15 Jun 1785
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Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, co-pilot of the first-ever manned flight (1783), and his companion, Pierre Romain, become the first-ever casualties of an air crash when their hot air balloon explodes during their attempt to cross the English Channel. |
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15 Jun 1785
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2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident
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15 Jun 1804
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New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document. |
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15 Jun 1804
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12th amendment ratified; deals with manner of choosing president
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15 Jun 1808
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Jozef Napoleon becomes King of Spain
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15 Jun 1808
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Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain. |
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15 Jun 1815
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The Duchess of Richmond's ball is held in Brussels, "the most famous ball in history". |
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15 Jun 1834
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Rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews
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15 Jun 1836
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Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state. |
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15 Jun 1836
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Arkansas becomes 25th state
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15 Jun 1844
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Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber. |
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15 Jun 1844
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Goodyear patents vulcanization of rubber
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15 Jun 1846
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The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. |
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15 Jun 1846
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Oregon Treaty signed, setting US-British boundary at 49
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15 Jun 1851
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Jacob Fussell, Baltimore dairyman, sets up 1st ice-cream factory
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15 Jun 1857
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San Francisco Water Works organized
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15 Jun 1857
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SF Water Works organized
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15 Jun 1859
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Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between United States and British/Canadian settlers. |
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15 Jun 1860
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1st White settlement in Idaho (Franklin)
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15 Jun 1861
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Johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry
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15 Jun 1862
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Gen JEB Stuart completes his "ride around McClellan"
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15 Jun 1863
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2nd battle at Winchester Va, ends in Federal defeat; 1350 casualities
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15 Jun 1864
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Battle for Petersburg begins as General Grant assaults Confederate line
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15 Jun 1864
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Captain Mendell begins building 640m long ponton bridge over James River, Virginia
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15 Jun 1864
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Congress passes legislation equalizing pay for Black soldiers
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15 Jun 1864
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American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins. |
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15 Jun 1864
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Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0.81 km2) around Arlington Mansion (formerly owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee) are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. |
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15 Jun 1864
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Robert E Lee's home area (Arlington, VA) becomes a miltary cemetery
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15 Jun 1866
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C H F Peters discovers asteroid #88 Thisbe
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15 Jun 1866
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Prussia attacks Austria
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15 Jun 1867
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Atlantic Cable Quartz Lode gold mine located in Montana. |
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15 Jun 1869
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Celluloid patented by John Wesley Hyatt, Albany, New York
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15 Jun 1869
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Mike McCoole (US) defeats Tom Allen (England) in bare-knuckle bout
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15 Jun 1871
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Phoebe Couzins is 1st woman graduate of a US collegiate law school
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15 Jun 1876
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Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential cconvention
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15 Jun 1877
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Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy. |
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15 Jun 1877
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Henry O Flipper becomes 1st black graduate at West Point
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15 Jun 1878
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Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures. |
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15 Jun 1878
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1st attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras, each taking 1
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15 Jun 1887
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Carlisle D Graham survives 2nd ride in Niagara waterfall in barrel
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15 Jun 1887
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New York Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 29-1
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15 Jun 1887
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NY Giants beat Phila Phillies 29-1
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15 Jun 1888
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Wilhelm II becomes Emperor of Germany
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15 Jun 1888
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Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors. |
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15 Jun 1889
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Start of the Sherlock Holmes Adv "The Stockbroker's Clerk" (BG)
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15 Jun 1894
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Phillies beat Cincinatti Reds, 21-8
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15 Jun 1896
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Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku Japan 27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured, with 13,000 houses destroyed
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15 Jun 1896
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The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people. |
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15 Jun 1896
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Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku Japan
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15 Jun 1897
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Liberals / social-democrats win Dutch 2nd Parliamentary election
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15 Jun 1898
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US House of Reps accept annexation of Hawaii
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15 Jun 1901
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7th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 331 at Myopia Hunt Club, Massachusetts
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15 Jun 1902
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Canada's Maritime Provinces switch from Eastern to Atlantic time
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15 Jun 1902
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Justin Clark of Corsicana, Tx minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game
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15 Jun 1904
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A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000. |
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15 Jun 1904
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Side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in NY's East River (1,031 die)
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15 Jun 1905
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Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden. |
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15 Jun 1907
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44 nations meet in 2nd Hague Peace Conference
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15 Jun 1909
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Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference. |
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15 Jun 1912
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26th US Womens Tennis: Mary K Browne beats Eleonora Sears (64 62)
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15 Jun 1913
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The Battle of Bud Bagsak in the Philippines ends. |
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15 Jun 1915
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US government mints 1st $50 gold pieces, for Panama Pacific Expo
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15 Jun 1916
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Boys Scouts of America forms
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15 Jun 1916
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter. |
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15 Jun 1918
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1" of snow falls in Northern Pennsylvania
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15 Jun 1918
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50th Belmont: Frank Robinson aboard Johren wins in 2:20.6
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15 Jun 1918
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50th running of Belmont Stakes (Johren wins)
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15 Jun 1919
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1st nonstop Atlantic flight (Alcock & Brown) lands in Ireland
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15 Jun 1919
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John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. |
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15 Jun 1920
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De Zweef soccer team forms in Nijverdal
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15 Jun 1920
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Duluth lynchings in Minnesota. |
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15 Jun 1920
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A new border treaty between Germany and Denmark gives northern Schleswig to Denmark. |
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15 Jun 1921
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Bessie Coleman reaches France as US 1st black pilot
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15 Jun 1924
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1st transmission of radio Bloemendaal
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15 Jun 1924
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Ford Motor Company manufactures its 10 millionth Model T automobile
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15 Jun 1924
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J Edgar Hoover assumed leadership of the FBI
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15 Jun 1924
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Native Americans are proclaimed US citizens
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15 Jun 1925
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Philadelphia Athletics go into bottom of 8th inning trailing 15-4, then score 13 times to defeat Cleveland 17-15
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15 Jun 1925
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B Jekhovsky discovers asteroid #1093 Freda
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15 Jun 1926
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7th French government of Briand falls
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15 Jun 1928
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Ty Cobb, 41, steals home for 50th and final time
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15 Jun 1929
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1st time New York curb stock exchange transacts more business than New York Exch
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15 Jun 1931
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Eddie Collins and Harry Heilmann, retire from baseball
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15 Jun 1931
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Poland and the USSR sign friendship and trade treaty
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15 Jun 1933
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C Jackson discovers asteroids #1278 Kenya & #1279 Uganda
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15 Jun 1934
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The U.S. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded. |
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15 Jun 1934
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C Jackson discovers asteroid #1324 Knysna
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15 Jun 1934
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Great Smokey Mountains National Park dedicated
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15 Jun 1934
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K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1322 Coppernicus
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15 Jun 1936
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First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber. |
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15 Jun 1937
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A German expedition led by Karl Wien loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an 8000m peak. |
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15 Jun 1938
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1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cin Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter
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15 Jun 1938
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1st night game at Bkln Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cin Red
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15 Jun 1939
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C Jackson discovers asteroid #1676 Kariba
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15 Jun 1940
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38 Italians Fiat bombers bomb Luc-and-Province
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15 Jun 1940
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Bread and flour rationed in Holland
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15 Jun 1940
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France surrenders to Hitler, German troops occupy Paris
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15 Jun 1940
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Soviet Army occupies Lithuania
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15 Jun 1940
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World War II: Operation Ariel begins – Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation. |
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15 Jun 1940
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French fortress of Verdun captured by Germans
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15 Jun 1943
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Congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms
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15 Jun 1944
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World War II: Battle of Saipan: The United States invade Japanese-occupied Saipan. |
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15 Jun 1944
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In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America. |
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15 Jun 1944
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US forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific
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15 Jun 1945
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ANJV established in Concert building, Amsterdam
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15 Jun 1945
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Dutch political party ANJV forms
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15 Jun 1945
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The General Dutch Youth League (ANJV) is founded in Amsterdam, Netherlands. |
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15 Jun 1947
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47th US Golf Open: Lew Worsham shoots a 282 at St. Louis Country Club - Missouri
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15 Jun 1947
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1st night game at Detroit Briggs Stadium (Tigers 4, Athletics 1)
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15 Jun 1948
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1st night game at Briggs Stadium: Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia Athletics
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15 Jun 1948
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WPIX TV channel 11 in NYC, New York (IND) begins broadcasting
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15 Jun 1948
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WTNH TV channel 8 in New Haven, CT (ABC) begins broadcasting
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15 Jun 1949
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Phils Eddie Waitkus, shot by Ruth Steinhagen, 19, at Eddgewater Hotel
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15 Jun 1950
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Dutch police seize condoms
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15 Jun 1950
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Itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana
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15 Jun 1951
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1st coml electronic computer dedicated Philadelphia
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15 Jun 1951
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Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory
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15 Jun 1953
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Browns end Yankees win streak at 18 and Browns 14-game losing streak
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15 Jun 1953
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Johnny Mize is 93rd player to get 2,000 hits
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15 Jun 1953
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New York City Transit Authority forms
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15 Jun 1953
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WLFI TV channel 18 in Lafayette, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
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15 Jun 1954
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UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) is formed in Basel, Switzerland. |
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15 Jun 1955
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Australia score 8-758 vs. West Indies at Kingston, their best ever
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15 Jun 1956
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John Lennon (15) & Paul McCartney (13) meet for the 1st time as
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15 Jun 1957
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"Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 123 performances
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15 Jun 1957
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42.01 cm (16.54") of rainfall, East St. Louis, Ill (state record)
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15 Jun 1957
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57th US Golf Open: Dick Mayer shoots a 282 at Inverness Club in Toledo
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15 Jun 1957
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89th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Gallant Man wins in 2:26.6
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15 Jun 1957
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Yanks trade Billy Martin & Ralph Terry for Ryne Duran
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15 Jun 1958
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
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15 Jun 1960
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Angel Cordero wins his 1st of over 7000 horse races
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15 Jun 1960
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Argentina complains to UN about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichman
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15 Jun 1961
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Expansion Washingston Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games
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15 Jun 1962
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WWUP TV channel 10 in Sault Ste Marie, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
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15 Jun 1962
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Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win
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15 Jun 1962
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South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes
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15 Jun 1963
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"Sound of Music" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 1443 performances
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15 Jun 1963
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"Sukiyaki" hits #1
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15 Jun 1963
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Buddy Nobles runs world record marathon (2:14:28)
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15 Jun 1963
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Israeli Premier David Ben-Gurion resigns
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15 Jun 1963
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San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal no-hits Houston Colt .45s, 1-0
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15 Jun 1964
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Last French troops leave Algeria
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15 Jun 1965
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Bob Dylan records "Like a Rolling Stone"
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15 Jun 1965
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Denny McLain in relief strikesout 1st 7 batters faced and record 14 in 6 2 / 3 innings, Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts
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15 Jun 1965
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South Africa begins economic boycott of Dutch products
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15 Jun 1967
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Gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill
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15 Jun 1968
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"How Now, Dow Jones" closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC after 220 performances
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15 Jun 1968
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"I Do! I Do!" closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 561 performances
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15 Jun 1968
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"New Faces of 1965" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 52 performances
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15 Jun 1968
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Yummy Yummy Yummy by Ohio Express hits #4
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15 Jun 1968
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Conventry Cathedral
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15 Jun 1969
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"Hee Haw" with Roy Clark and Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV
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15 Jun 1969
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69th US Golf Open: Orville Moody shoots a 281 at Champs Golf Club - Houston, Texas
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15 Jun 1969
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic
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15 Jun 1969
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Mets help their power needs by adding 1st baseman Donn Clendenon
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15 Jun 1969
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"Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premiers on CBS TV
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15 Jun 1970
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16th LPGA Championship won by Shirley Englehorn
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15 Jun 1970
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Charles Manson goes on trial for the Sharon Tate murders. |
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15 Jun 1971
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Vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed Executive Director of National Urban League
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15 Jun 1972
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West German police arrested RAF leader Ulrike Meinhof
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15 Jun 1972
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Red Army Faction co-founder Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen. |
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15 Jun 1972
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Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die
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15 Jun 1973
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"American Graffiti" opens in New York City
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15 Jun 1973
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"American Graffiti" opens in NYC
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15 Jun 1974
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"Streak" by Ray Stevens hit #1 on UK pop chart
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15 Jun 1976
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Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium
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15 Jun 1976
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Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor and Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick and Jim Freeman
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15 Jun 1976
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Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor & Demsey to Baltimore
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15 Jun 1977
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New York Mets trade Tom Seaver to Reds for Pat Zachry
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15 Jun 1977
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Wim Polak becomes Mayor of Amsterdam
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15 Jun 1977
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Spain's 1st free elections since 1936
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15 Jun 1978
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Belgian government resigns
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15 Jun 1978
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King Hussein of Jordan marries American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor. |
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15 Jun 1978
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Jordan's King Hussein marries Elizabeth Halaby, 26-yr-old American
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15 Jun 1978
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Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days
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15 Jun 1979
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1st space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds
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15 Jun 1980
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"Fearless Frank" opens at Princess Theater NYC for 12 performances
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15 Jun 1980
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80th US Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 272 at Baltusrol Golf Club - New Jersey
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15 Jun 1980
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Dale Lundquis wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic
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15 Jun 1980
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Jorge Orta of Cleveland gets 6 hits in a baseball game
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15 Jun 1982
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Supreme Court rules all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to a public education
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15 Jun 1982
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Riots in Argentina after Falklands/Malvinas defeat
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15 Jun 1983
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Cards trade Keith Hernandez to Mets for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey
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15 Jun 1983
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Supreme Court struck down state & local restrictions on abortion
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15 Jun 1984
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"Thicke Of The Night, " TV Talk Show last airs in syndication
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15 Jun 1984
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Vitesse soccer team forms in Arnhem
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15 Jun 1984
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Thomas Hearns KOs Roberto Duran
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15 Jun 1985
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Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
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15 Jun 1985
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Russian space probe Vega 2 lands on Venus
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15 Jun 1985
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Rembrandt's painting Danaë is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws sulfuric acid on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife. |
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15 Jun 1985
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En route to Halley's Comet, USSR's Vega 2 drops lander on Venus
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15 Jun 1986
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86th US Golf Open: Ray Floyd shoots a 279 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club - New York
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15 Jun 1986
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Juli Inkster wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
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15 Jun 1986
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Raymond Floyd wins US Open golf tournament
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15 Jun 1986
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Pravda announces high-level Chernobyl staff fired for stupidity
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15 Jun 1987
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Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
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15 Jun 1988
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NASA launches space vehicle S-213
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15 Jun 1989
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Baltimore Orioles pull their 9th triple play (vs. Yankees)
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15 Jun 1989
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Ronald Reagan is knighted by Queen Elizabeth
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15 Jun 1990
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"Dick Tracy" with Warren Beatty and Madonna premieres
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15 Jun 1990
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"Dick Tracy" with Warren Beatty & Madonna premiers
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15 Jun 1991
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Carolyn Tanny and Bob Trischel wed
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15 Jun 1991
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In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century. In the end, over 800 people die. |
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15 Jun 1991
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Philippines volcano Mount Pinatubo errupts
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15 Jun 1992
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1st Berlin Air Show in 60 years
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15 Jun 1992
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Director Frank Perry (Mommie Dearest) marries Virginia Bush Ford
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15 Jun 1992
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During spelling bee, Quayle misspells potato, as potatoe
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15 Jun 1992
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Erie Sailors (Florida Marlin farm team) 1st game beat Jamestown 6-5 in 13
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15 Jun 1992
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The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the USA for trial, without approval from those other countries. |
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15 Jun 1992
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Ghana Airways inaugurates flights to JFK Airport (NYC)
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15 Jun 1994
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New York Giants cut quarterback Phil Simms
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15 Jun 1994
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
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15 Jun 1994
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Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations. |
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15 Jun 1995
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"Chronicles of a Death Foretold" opens at Plymouth NYC for 55 performances
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15 Jun 1995
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Mark Ilott takes 9-19 incl all lbw hat-trick, Essex vs. Northants
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15 Jun 1995
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Northants all out 46 vs. Essex and wins game next day
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15 Jun 1996
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The Provisional Irish Republican Army explodes a large bomb in the middle of Manchester, England, United Kingdom. |
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15 Jun 1997
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"Little Foxes, " closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC after 56 performances
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15 Jun 1997
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97th US Golf Open: Ernie Els shoots a 276 Congressional Country Club - Bethesda, Maryland
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15 Jun 1997
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British model Naomi Campbell, hospitalized on drug overdose
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15 Jun 1997
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Danielle Ammaccapane wins Edina Realty LPGA Classic
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15 Jun 1997
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Du Mauier Senior Golf Champions
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15 Jun 1998
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32nd TNN Music City News Country Awards
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15 Jun 2001
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Leaders of the People's Republic of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. |
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15 Jun 2012
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Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully tightrope walk over Niagara Falls. |
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