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1. 28th June 1935: United States approves the construction of a vault to hold the country’s gold reserves at Fort Knox, Kentucky

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2. 27th June 1950: President Truman sends US navy and air force to Korea

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3. 26th June 1794: French army makes the first recorded military use of an aircraft for reconnaissance during the Battle of Fleurus

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4. 25th June 1678: Elena Cornaro Piscopia became the first woman to receive a PhD

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5. 24th June 1509: Henry VIII crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey in London

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6. 23rd June 1757: British East India Company troops defeat the Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Plassey

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7. 22nd June 1942: The words of the Pledge of Allegiance formally adopted by Congress

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8. 21st June 1675: Foundation stone laid for the new St Paul’s Cathedral in London following the Great Fire of London

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9. 20th June 1948: The Western Allies introduce the Deutsche Mark in the three western zones of occupied Germany

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10. 19th June 1949: The first NASCAR ‘Strictly Stock’ race takes place at Charlotte Speedway

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11. 18th June 1984: The Battle of Orgreave takes place between miners and police officers during the UK miners’ strike

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12. 17th June 1631: Mumtaz Mahal’s death prompts construction of the Taj Mahal

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13. 16th June 1963: Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space on board Vostock 6

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14. 15th June 1970: Trial of Charles Manson begins in Los Angeles, California, for conspiracy to commit murder

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15. 14th June 1777: Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Resolution and adopts the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States

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16. 13th June 313: The Edict of Milan formally ends the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire

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17. 12th June 1942: Anne Frank receives her famous diary as a thirteenth birthday present from her father

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18. 11th June 1963: Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself to death to protest again the government of Ngô Đình Diệm

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19. 10th June 1829: The first Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race takes place at Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire

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20. 9th June 68: Emperor Nero commits suicide

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