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Old 06-25-2004, 08:32 PM
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June 26th

1483 ~ Richard III became King of England.

1541 ~ Death of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistador & conqueror of the Inca Empire.

1819 ~ The bicycle was patented.

1824 ~ Birthday of Lord Kelvin, physicist, inventor of the Kelvin temperature scale.

1898 ~ Birthday of Willy Messerschmitt, Aircraft Designer.

1912 ~ Birthday of Jay Silverheels, Actor.

1933 ~ Birthday of Claudio Abbado, Conductor.

1945 ~ The charter of the United Nations was signed.

1963 ~ John F. Kennedy spoke the famous words "Ich bin ein Berliner".

1964 ~ The Beatles released the album “A Hard Day's Night”.
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