06-22-2006, 11:57 AM
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Location: Maryland
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June 22nd
1837 ~ Birthday of Paul Morphy, Chess master.
1856 ~ Birthday of H. Rider Haggard, Author.
1940 ~ WWII: France forced to sign armistice with Germany.
1941 ~ WWII: Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
1969 ~ Death of Judy Garland, Singer & Actress.
1976 ~ Canadian House of Commons voted to abolish capital punishment.
1986 ~ Diego Maradona scored both the Hand of God goal and the Goal of the Century against England during the FIFA World Cup in Mexico City.
1987 ~ Death of Fred Astaire, Dancer & Actor.
1996 ~ The Quake computer game was released.
2002 ~ Death of Ann Landers, Columnist.
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