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mattycat
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 |  Subject: June dates in History  Sun 27 May 2007 - 9:15 | |
| On the ist of June 1869, Thomas Edison received his first patent for an electric vote recording machine. He went on to gain a record of 1,093 patents, including the light bulb and the phonograph.
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chellin2
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| | Subject: 2nd June 1420 Sat 2 Jun 2007 - 6:10 | |
| Henry V of England married Catherine of Valois
His marriage to Catherine of Valois, daughter of the King of France, was designed to bring peace to the two nations that had been at war for more than 80 years; the couple's firstborn son was named as heir to the throne of France. Unfortunately, Henry V died while son, Henry VI, was merely an infant, and the power struggle over control of the French throne led to renewed hostilities in the Hundred Years' War.his |
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mattycat
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| | Subject: June 2nd 1953 Sun 3 Jun 2007 - 9:49 | |
| On the 2nd of June 1953 Queen Elizabeth II was crowned. This date is said to have been chosen as records showed it was the most consitently sunny day of the year. It raijned.
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mattycat
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| | Subject: 3rd June 1937 Sun 3 Jun 2007 - 9:52 | |
| On the 3rd of June 1937, ex King Edward VIII married Walis Simpson, the woman for whom he gave up the throne.
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mattycat
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| | Subject: 4th June 1937 Sun 3 Jun 2007 - 9:55 | |
| On the 4th of June 1937 was the day when the supermarket trolley made its first appearance at a store in Oaklahoma.
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mattycat
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| | Subject: 5th June 1956 Sun 3 Jun 2007 - 9:58 | |
| On the 5th June 1956 Elvis Presley performed his new song Hound Dog on television, provoking great outrage at his suggestive hip movements.
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mattycat
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| | Subject: 6th June 1944 Sun 3 Jun 2007 - 10:03 | |
| On the 6th June 1944 the Allied forces invasion of Hitlers "Fortress Europe" started.
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| | Subject: 7th June 1939 Sun 3 Jun 2007 - 10:06 | |
| On the 7th June 1939 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth became the first British monarchs to visit the Untied States.
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mattycat
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| | Subject: 8th June 1772 & 1969 Sun 3 Jun 2007 - 10:14 | |
| On the 8th June 1772 Robert Schuman the German composer was born
8th June 1969 Spain closed its border with Gibraltar.
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maxine
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| | Subject: Re: June dates in History Sun 3 Jun 2007 - 22:07 | |
| That was about right for our weather.....
I Have my dads cornation spoon which i used as my sugar spoon.
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Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. - Oprah Winfrey
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maxine
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| | Subject: Re: June dates in History Sun 3 Jun 2007 - 22:08 | |
| That was LOVE in the true meaning. :(hearts):
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chellin2
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| | Subject: 4th June 1647 Mon 4 Jun 2007 - 5:49 | |
| 1647 - British army seizes King Charles I as a prisoner |
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chellin2
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| | Subject: 5th June 1661 Mon 4 Jun 2007 - 5:52 | |
| 05/06/1661 - Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge |
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chellin2
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| | Subject: 6th June Mon 4 Jun 2007 - 6:02 | |
| 06/06/1816 - 10" snowfall in New England, "year without a summer" (Krakatoa)
06/06/1850 - Levi Strauss made his 1st blue jeans
06/06/1882 - Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay India) drowns 100,000
06/06/1882 - Electric iron patented by Henry W Seely, NYC
06/06/1914 - 1st air flight out of sight of land (Scotland to Norway)
06/06/1944 - Nazi troops executed 96 prisoners by firing squad
06/06/1944 - D-Day: 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France
06/06/1955 - Bill Haley and Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1
06/06/1962 - Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums |
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Carole
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| | Subject: Re: June dates in History Mon 4 Jun 2007 - 14:03 | |
| Yes, definitely - real romance  |
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