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Post by Charity on Jun 1, 2005 9:08:17 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jun 3, 2005 16:30:20 GMT -5
June 2 In 1491, Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47) was born In 1835, P T Barnum & his circus begin 1st tour of US In 1862, Gen Robert E Lee takes command of Confederate armies of E VA & NC In 1863, Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into Maryland, freeing slaves In 1924, Snyder Act: US citizenship granted to all American Indians In 1928, Velveeta Cheese created by Kraft June 3 In 1509, Henry VIII married wife No 1, Catherine of Aragon In 1540, Hernando de Soto 1st European to do so to cross the Appalachian Mountains In 1781, Jack Jouett rides to warn Jefferson of British attack In 1875, Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st voice transmission In 1942, Battle of Midway Island begins www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq81-1.htm
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Post by Charity on Jun 4, 2005 11:49:42 GMT -5
June 4 In 1738, George III, English King during American Revolution (1760-1820) was born www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page111.aspwww.nationalcenter.org/GeorgeIIILos...ofAmericas.htmlIn 1070, Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France In 1845, Mexican-US war starts www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online...es/MM/qdm2.htmlIn 1919, Senate passes Women's Suffrage bill In 1947, House of Reps approves Taft-Hartley act www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAhartley.htmIn 1977, Apple II, the 1st personal computer, goes on sale 1896 Henry Ford test drove the first Ford car on this day. rds.yahoo.com/S=2766679/K=henry+for.../1896/quad.html
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Post by Charity on Jun 5, 2005 16:45:11 GMT -5
June 5 In 1846, Telegraph line opens between Philadelphia & Baltimore
In 1917, 10 million US men begin registering for draft in WW I
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Post by Charity on Jun 6, 2005 17:26:24 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jun 7, 2005 20:52:09 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jun 8, 2005 11:21:11 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jun 10, 2005 11:30:25 GMT -5
June 9
In 1534, Jacques Cartier 1st sails into mouth of St Lawrence River In 1790, 1st book copyrighted under constitution, "Philadelphia Spelling Book" In 1802, US Academy at West Point founded In 1943, "Pay-as-you-go" (withholding) US income tax deductions authorized In 1969, Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice In 1892 American Composer Cole Porter was born.
June 10
In 1720, Mrs Clements of England markets 1st paste-style mustard In 1793, Washington replaced Philadelphia as US capital In 1915, Girl Scouts founded In 1928 Maurice Sendak, children's author and illustrator, was born on this day.
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Post by Charity on Jun 11, 2005 8:53:52 GMT -5
June 11 In 1578, England grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore & colonize US In 1644, Florentine scientist describe invention of barometer In 1742, Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove In 1770, Capt James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia In 1895, Charles E Duryea patents a gas-driven automobile In 1947, WW II sugar rationing finally end in US (began May 28, 1942) In 1910, Oceanographer and author Jacques Cousteau was born on this day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Yves_Cousteau
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Post by Charity on Jun 12, 2005 17:12:52 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jun 13, 2005 11:13:36 GMT -5
June 13 In 1777, Marquis de Lafayette lands in US In 1825, Walter Hunt patents safety pin In 1917, Germany bombs London In 1920, Post Office says children could not be sent by parcel post In 1927, Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A Lindbergh to NYC In 1967 Thurgood Marshall -the first black Supreme Court Justice-was appointed to the bench. www.madison.k12.ky.us/district/proj...ns/TMarshal.htmIn 1979, Sioux nation receives $100 million in compensation for Black Hills SD In 1997, Jurors in Okla City bombing trial sentence Timothy McVeigh to death www.cnn.com/US/9706/17/mcveigh.overview/
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Post by Charity on Jun 15, 2005 18:59:38 GMT -5
June 14 Flag Day In 1834, Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Jr, Springfield, Vermont In 1846, California declares independence from Mexico In 1847, Robert von Bunsen invents the Bunsen burner In 1881, Player piano patented by John McTammany Jr (Cambridge, Mass) In 1938, Chlorophyll patented by Benjamin Grushkin In 1954, Pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge history.vineyard.net/pledge.htmJune 15 In 1836, Arkansas becomes 25th state In 1846, Oregon Treaty signed, setting US-British boundary at 49 degrees North In 1864, Congress passes legislation equalizing pay for Black soldiers In 1864, Robert E Lee's home area (Arlington, VA) becomes a military cemetery In 1924, J Edgar Hoover assumed leadership of the FBI In 1924, Native Americans are proclaimed US citizens In 1982, Supreme Court rules all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to a public education
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Post by Charity on Jun 16, 2005 21:40:07 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jun 18, 2005 9:37:40 GMT -5
June 17 The first REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION was held on this day in 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. policy.house.gov/2005_calendar/jun.cfmIn 1885, Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard French ship `Isere' In 1894, 1st US poliomyelitis epidemic breaks out, Rutland, Vermont In 1950, 1st kidney transplant (Chicago) In 1963, Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools In 1970, Edwin Land patents Polaroid camera June 18 In 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland In 1775, Liberty Bell rang for the 2nd Continental Congress In 1858, Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" In 1893, RW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jacks In 1935, US Congress accepts FDR's "New Deal" In 1541, Irish parliament selects Henry VIII as king of Ireland In 1682, William Penn found Philadelphia In 1892, Macademia nuts 1st planted in Hawaii
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Post by Charity on Jun 19, 2005 19:56:48 GMT -5
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