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Old 06-16-2008, 06:08 AM
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June 16th
1829 ~ Birthday of Geronimo, Apache Warrior & Leader.

1858 ~ Abraham Lincoln gave his “House Divided” speach in Springfield, Illinois. A brilliant piece of argument!

1890 ~ Birthday of Stan Laurel, Comedian.

1912 ~ Birthday of Enoch Powell, British politician.

1933 ~ Start of President Roosevelt’s New Deal.

1938 ~ Birthday of Joyce Carol Oates, novelist.

1948 ~ The Miss Macao passenger seaplane became the first skyjacking of a commercial plane.

1963 ~ Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.

1976 ~ Riots broke out in the black South African township of Soweto.

1977 ~ Death of Wernher von Braun, rocket scientist.
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