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06.20.08On This DayIt was on this day in 1837, that Queen Victoria ascended to the throne, following the death of King William IV, who was her uncle. In 1967, in Houston, Muhammad Ali was convicted of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The conviction was later overturned by the Supreme Court. In 1974 the movie 'Jaws' was released.
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06.17.08On This DayOn June 17, 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. She flew from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours. In 1974 the IRA exploded a bomb at the Houses of Parliament, causing extensive damage and injuring 11 people. The IRA said it planted the 20 lb device which went off at about 8.30 local time, in a corner of Westminster Hall. 1974 was also the year of the Birmingham and Guildford pub bombings, and the M62 coach bomb which killed 12 soldiers.
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06.05.08Rhode IslandIt's not an island. It was founded by Roger Williams. As a Puritan, he had fled England to escape persecution by the Church of England, but found Massachusetts no more tolerant. He supported the separation of church and state, which was, at that time, practically committing heresy. To avoid being sent back to England, he fled south, and established the city of Providence in 1636, and a government in 1644. Although Rhode Island is the smallest of the 50 states, it has the longest name - it's official title is State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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06.05.08Banned From BostonDuring King Philip's War (1675-1676) the city of Boston passed a law forbidding Native Americans to enter the city. Although it had not been enforced for centuries, the law remained on the books until it was repealed in 2005. This war was really the last serious threat to the survival of the English colonies in North America. Metacom, who was chief of the Wampanoag tribe, and better known as King Philip, had scored a number of victories against the colonists, but this war turned the tide, and the tribe was never a serious threat again. King Philip was killed in the ...
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05.29.08HilaryNo, NOT her. The more famous one. Sir Edmund Hilary, born in 1919, who started out as a beekeeper, and who, on this day in 1953, was the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest in the Himalayas. He had already climbed 20 of the highest peaks in the region before tackling Mount Everest, along with Sherpa Tensing. After Everest, Hilary went on to Antarctic Expeditions in the last 1950's, and then he become involved with the welfare of the Nepalese people, and spent much time there, in later life. He died in January 2008, at home in his native New Zealand, ...
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