06-26-2006, 04:00 PM
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June 26th
1541 ~ Death of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish Conqueror of Peru.
1824 ~ Birthday of Lord Kelvin, Physicist.
1898 ~ Birthday of Willy Messerschmitt, Aircraft Designer.
1933 ~ Birthday of Claudio Abbado, Conductor.
1934 ~ Initial flight of the first practical helicopter, the Focke-Wulf Fw 61.
1959 ~ Queen Elizabeth and President Eisenhower inaugurated the St Lawrence Seaway.
1963 ~ President Kennedy visited West Berlin, where he offered American solidarity to the citizens of West Germany: "Ich bin ein Berliner".
1964 ~ The Beatles released the album A Hard Day's Night.
1975 ~ Death of St. Josemaría Escrivá, creator of Opus Dei.
1997 ~ The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Communications Decency Act violated the First Amendment, and thus unconstitutional.
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