| 363 |
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Roman Emperor Julian dies, ending the Pagan Revival. |
| 1743 |
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English King George defeats the French at Dettingen, Bavaria. |
| 1833 |
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Prudence Crandall, a white woman, is arrested for conducting an academy for black women in Canterbury, Conn. |
| 1862 |
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Confederates break through the Union lines at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill–the third engagement of the Seven Days’ campaign. |
| 1864 |
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General Sherman is repulsed by Confederates at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. |
| 1871 |
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The yen becomes the new form of currency in Japan. |
| 1905 |
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The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin mutinies. |
| 1918 |
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Two German pilots are saved by parachutes for the first time. |
| 1923 |
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Yugoslav Premier Nikola Pachitch is wounded by Serb attackers in Belgrade. |
| 1924 |
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Democrats offer Mrs. Leroy Springs the vice presidential nomination, the first woman considered for the job. |
| 1927 |
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The U.S. Marines adopt the English bulldog as their mascot. |
| 1929 |
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Scientists at Bell Laboratories in New York reveal a system for transmitting television pictures. |
| 1942 |
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The Allied convoy PQ-17 leaves Iceland for Murmansk and Archangel. |
| 1944 |
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Allied forces capture the port city of Cherbourg, France. |
| 1950 |
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The UN Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea. |
| 1963 |
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Henry Cabot Lodge is appointed U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam. |
| 1973 |
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President Richard Nixon vetoes a Senate ban on the Cambodia bombing. |
| 1985 |
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The U.S. House of Representatives votes to limit the use of combat troops in Nicaragua. |
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Born on June 27 |
| 1462 |
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Louis XII, King of France (1498-1515). |
| 1682 |
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Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718). |
| 1869 |
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Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born American anarchist, feminist and birth control advocate. |
| 1872 |
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Paul Laurence Dunbar, African-American poet and writer. |
| 1880 |
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Helen Keller, American educator. |
| 1888 |
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Antoinette Perry, actress and director, namesake of the "Tony" Awards. |
| 1913 |
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Richard Bissell, novelist and playwright. |
| 1913 |
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Willie Mosconi, professional billiards player. |
| 1920 |
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I.A.L. Diamond, screenwriter. |
| 1926 |
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Frank O’Hara, American poet. |
| 1927 |
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Bob Keeshan, American television actor, best known as "Captain Kangaroo." |
| 1953 |
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Alice McDermott, writer (That Night, At Weddings and Wakes). |
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