more events on June 7
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1994
The Organization of African Unity formally admits South Africa as its fifty-third member.
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1981
Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers destroy Iraq’s only nuclear reactor.
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1968
In Operation Swift Saber, U.S. Marines sweep an area 10 miles northwest of Da Nang in South Vietnam.
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1954
Louise Erdrich, American author.
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1942
The Japanese invade Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands.
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1932
Over 7,000 war veterans march on Washington, D.C., demanding their bonus pay for service in World War I.
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1917
Gwendolyn Brooks, African-American poet.
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1914
The first vessel passes through the Panama Canal.
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1909
Peter Rodino, U.S. congressman, chairman of the Watergate hearings.
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Virginia Apgar, American physician and medical researcher.
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1903
Professor Pierre Curie reveals the discovery of Polonium.
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1900
The Boxer rebels cut the rail links between Peking and Tientsin in China.
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1899
Elizabeth Bowen, British novelist and short story writer (The Death of the Heart).
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1863
Mexico City is captured by French troops.
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1848
Paul Gaugin, French post-impressionist painter.
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1778
George Bryan “Beau” Brummell, English wit.
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1775
The United Colonies change their name to the United States.
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1767
Daniel Boone sights present-day Kentucky.
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1712
The Pennsylvania Assembly bans the importation of slaves.
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1654
Louis XIV is crowned king of France.
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1546
The Peace of Ardes ends the war between France and England.
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1502
Gregory XIII, Roman Catholic pope.
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1498
Christopher Columbus leaves on his third voyage of exploration.