06-17-2006, 05:26 AM
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Location: Maryland
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June 17th
1631 ~ Mumtaz Mahal died during childbirth. Her husband, Shah Jahan I, built her a tomb, the Taj Mahal.
1775 ~ The Battle of Bunker Hill took place near Boston during the Revolutionary War.
1818 ~ Birthday of Charles Gounod, French Composer.
1882 ~ Birthday of Igor Stravinsky, Russian Composer.
1885 ~ The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York.
1898 ~ Birthday of M.C. Escher, Dutch Artist.
1928 ~ Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.
1929 ~ Birthday of Tigran Petrosian, Georgian chess player.
1945 ~ Birthday of Eddy Merckx, Belgian Cycling Champion.
1974 ~ The Irish Republican Army bombed the UK’s House of Parliament.
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