REDVIKING57 
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On this day,29th.May,1953,New Zealand beekeeper Edmund Hillary and sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first men to stand on the highest point on Earth - by conquering Mount Everest.
Reply #521. May 29 10, 6:08 AM
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fado72
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In 1660,Charles II was restored to the English throne.
In 1453,Constantinople now Istanbul,capital of the Byzantine Empire,was captured by the Turks.
Reply #522. May 29 10, 9:23 AM
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fado72
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On May 30th, 1574, Henry III became king of France.
Also in 1982,Spain became the 16th member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Reply #523. May 30 10, 4:44 AM
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REDVIKING57
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On this day,1593,English playwright and author Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a bar-room brawl in London. Although mystery and controversy continues to this day......!
Reply #524. May 30 10, 6:03 AM
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fado72
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On May 31st,1678,the Godiva procession through Coventry began.
Also in 1902,Britain and South Africa signed a peace treaty ending the Boer War.
Reply #525. May 31 10, 10:07 AM
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fado72
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In 1792, Kentucky joined the union as the 15th state of the United States.
In 1796, Tennessee joined the union as the 16th state of the United States.
Reply #526. Jun 01 10, 5:30 AM
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REDVIKING57
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Today,in 1938,Superman was 'born' in the first issue of Action Comics.
Also,famed American author,lecturer and political activist Helen Keller died in 1968. She is also credited with introducing the Japanese Akita into the U.S.!
Reply #527. Jun 01 10, 9:42 AM
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srini701
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June 2 -- In 1984 "Operation Bluestar", is launched by the government of India at the holiest of Sikh shrines, the Golden temple of Amritsar. Terrorists were said to be hiding there. Army enters the temple premises and hundreds of people were killed. The repurcussuions of the operations were felt for many months to come, culminating in the assassination of the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her own security guards (two sikhs) on October 31 the same year.
Reply #528. Jun 02 10, 5:07 AM
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fado72
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In 1924, Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians.
Reply #529. Jun 02 10, 5:14 AM
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fado72
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On June 3rd, 1889,the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed.
Reply #531. Jun 03 10, 2:36 AM
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fado72
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On June 4th,1896, Henry Ford took his first automobile the Quadricycle for a test drive.
Reply #532. Jun 04 10, 2:05 AM
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fado72
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Also in 1917,the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded.
Reply #533. Jun 04 10, 2:06 AM
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srini701
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June 4, 1989---The famous protest at Tianenmen Square in Beijing....the protest is suppressed by the PLA.
Reply #534. Jun 04 10, 5:29 AM
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REDVIKING57
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June 4th.,1965 - The Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction".
And in 1984,Bruce Springsteen releases "Born In The USA".
Reply #535. Jun 04 10, 4:22 PM
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fado72
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On June 5th, 1305, Clement V was elected Pope.
Reply #536. Jun 05 10, 4:31 AM
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fado72
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On June 6th, 1684,the Ashmoleon Museum opened as the first university museum.
Reply #537. Jun 06 10, 5:15 AM
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REDVIKING57
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Today,6th. June,is the 66th. anniversary of the D - Day landings in Normandy. And the beginning of the end of the Second World War and for Hitler and his evil crew.
Reply #538. Jun 06 10, 8:23 AM
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srini701
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June 8, 1861 – American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union.
Reply #539. Jun 07 10, 11:45 PM
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fado72
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On June 10th, 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio.
Reply #540. Jun 10 10, 4:13 AM
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