06-17-2005, 05:11 AM
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June 17th
1631 ~ Mumtaz Mahal died during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spent more than 20 years to build her tomb, the Taj Mahal.
1775 ~ Battle of Bunker Hill - The British forces took Bunker Hill outside of Boston.
1818 ~ Birthday of Charles Gounod, French Composer.
1882 ~ Birthday of Igor Stravinsky, Russian Composer.
1885 ~ The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor.
1898 ~ Birthday of M. C. Escher, Dutch Artist.
1942 ~ Birthday of Mohamed El Baradei, IAEA Director.
1945 ~ Birthday of Eddy Merckx, Belgian Cycling Champion.
1972 ~ Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives were arrested while burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee.
1974 ~ The Irish Republican Army bombed the U.K.’s House of Parliament.
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