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June 15, 1607 – Jamestown: Colonists finished building James's Fort, to defend against Spanish and Powhatan attacks...

A Short History of Jamestown - Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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June 15, 1215 - King John puts his seal on the Articles of the Barons, which after minor revision was formally issued as Magna Carta (England)...

King John puts his seal on Magna Carta | June 15, 1215 | HISTORY

Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on Magna Carta, or “the Gr...

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June 13, 1956 - Yellow Claw #1 is released by Atlas Comics...

Yellow Claw Vol 1 1

Featured Characters: Agent Jimmy Woo (First appearance) Supporting Characters: Suwan (First appearance) FBI Agent Phil Kane (First appearanc

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June 13, 1942 - WWII: Germany lands 4 saboteurs on Long Island. The 4 men, led by George John Dasch, age 39, landed on a beach near Amagansett, Long Island, New York, about 12:10 a.m., Accompanying Dasch were Ernest Peter Burger, 36; Heinrich Harm Heinck, 35; and Richard Quirin, 34...

Nazi Saboteurs and George Dasch | Federal Bureau of Investigation

In June 1942, German subs dropped off four saboteurs each in Long Island and northeastern Florida, but one of the men got cold feet and turn

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June 13, 1920 - The U.S. Post Office officially banned the mailing of children. First Assistant Postmaster General John C. Koons ruled that children could not be classified as "harmless live animals", closing a bizarre loophole that cash-strapped parents used to avoid costly train tickets...

A Brief History of Children Sent Through the Mail

In the early days of the parcel post, some parents took advantage of the mail in unexpected ways

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June 12, 1972 - Some Time in New York City, a studio album by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Elephant's Memory, and paired with the live album Live Jam featuring Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, is released as a double album in the U.S....

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/john-and-yoko-plastic-ono-band-with-elephants-memory-plus-invisible-strings/some-time-in-new-york-city/

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June 12, 1665 - New Amsterdam legally becomes an English colony and is renamed New York after English Duke of York. Thomas Willett is appointed the first mayor of New York City...

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8890542/thomas-willett

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June 2, 1863 - US Civil War: Combahee Ferry Raid: Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into South Carolina, she guided Union gunboats and 150 Black soldiers of the 2nd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry through the Combahee River...

The Combahee Ferry Raid

On June 2, 1863, Harriet Tubman led 150 African American Union soldiers in the Combahee Ferry Raid.

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June 2, 1763 – Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of baaga'adowe (a precursor to modern lacrosse), then chasing a ball into the fort...

Pontiac's Rebellion

Violence once again shattered the forests west of the Appalachian Mountains in the spring of 1763. The peace brought on by the end of the Fr

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June 2, 455 - King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome...

June 2 — The beginning of the end of Rome

The Sack of Rome by the Vandals begins June 2, 455 CE, marking the eventual end of the Roman Empire in the West.

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June 1, 1947 – The Doomsday Clock first appears on the cover of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It was initially set at 7 minutes until midnight. In 2025, the Doomsday Clock was set to 89 seconds to midnight...

The Doomsday Clock Ticks Forward - Nuclear Museum

On January 25, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made its annual Doomsday Clock announcement. In the words of former Bulletin Executive

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June 1, 1861 – US Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought. The first land engagement of the US Civil War resulting in fatal casualties (Virginia)...

Civil War Battle of Fairfax Courthouse, June 1, 1861 in Fairfax, Virginia

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June 1, 1813 - War of 1812: The HMS Shannon captures the USS Chesapeake; Captain John Lawrence utters what will become the Navy motto: "Don't give up the ship!"...

https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/1812/capture-of-chesapeake.html

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June 1, 1774 - Boston Port Act: Following the passage of the act, the British government orders Port of Boston closed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party...

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June 1, 1495 – First written record of Scotch Whisky appears in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland; Friar John Cor is the distiller...

June 1, 1495: King James Will Have a Scotch, Good Sir

1495: The Scottish government records it has commissioned Friar Jon Cor to make Scotch whisky — the first mention in print of an elixir whic