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1. 24th June 1509: Henry VIII crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey in London

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2. 23rd June 1757: British East India Company troops defeat the Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Plassey

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3. 22nd June 1942: The words of the Pledge of Allegiance formally adopted by Congress

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4. 21st June 1675: Foundation stone laid for the new St Paul’s Cathedral in London following the Great Fire of London

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5. 20th June 1948: The Western Allies introduce the Deutsche Mark in the three western zones of occupied Germany

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6. 19th June 1949: The first NASCAR ‘Strictly Stock’ race takes place at Charlotte Speedway

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7. 18th June 1984: The Battle of Orgreave takes place between miners and police officers during the UK miners’ strike

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8. 17th June 1631: Mumtaz Mahal’s death prompts construction of the Taj Mahal

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9. 16th June 1963: Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space on board Vostock 6

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10. 15th June 1970: Trial of Charles Manson begins in Los Angeles, California, for conspiracy to commit murder

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11. 14th June 1777: Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Resolution and adopts the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States

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12. 13th June 313: The Edict of Milan formally ends the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire

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13. 12th June 1942: Anne Frank receives her famous diary as a thirteenth birthday present from her father

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14. 11th June 1963: Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself to death to protest again the government of Ngô Đình Diệm

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15. 10th June 1829: The first Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race takes place at Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire

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16. 9th June 68: Emperor Nero commits suicide

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17. 8th June 1968: James Earl Ray arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport in connection with the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

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18. 7th June 1832: The Great Reform Act becomes law, significantly changing the electoral system of the UK

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19. 6th June 1822: ‘Father of Gastric Physiology’ William Beaumont first treats Alexis St Martin

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20. 5th June 1963: John Profumo, the British Secretary of State for War, resigns following a political scandal caused by his extramarital affair

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