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1. 9th July 1762: Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following a coup against her husband, Peter III

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2. 8th July 1947: Roswell Army Air Base reports ‘flying disc’ debris

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3. 7th July 1952: SS United States establishes the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner

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4. 6th July 1892: The Homestead Strike sees Pinkerton agents fight striking steelworkers

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5. 5th July 1937: SPAM, the canned cooked pork, first introduced by Hormel Foods Corporation @SPAMbrand

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6. 4th July 1918: Mehmed VI ascends to the throne as the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire

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7. 3rd July 1979: President Jimmy Carter authorises $500,000 to aid the mujahideen in Afghanistan

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8. 2nd July 1900: LZ 1, the first rigid Zeppelin airship, makes its maiden flight over Lake Constance in Germany

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9. 1st July 1863: The Battle of Gettysburg begins, resulting in a decisive Union victory

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10. 30th June 1859: Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope

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11. 29th June 1971: Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 11 disaster, resulting in its cosmonauts becoming the only humans to ever die in space

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12. 28th June 1969: The Stonewall Riots begin when New York City police raid the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village

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13. 27th June 1898: Joshua Slocum completes the first solo circumnavigation of the globe

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14. 26th June 1963: American President John F. Kennedy declares US support for West Berlin with the phrase, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’

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15. 25th June 1950: Korean War begins when North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel, invading South Korea

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16. 24th June 1947: The first widely-reported UFO sighting was made by private pilot Kenneth Arnold

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