This Day in History Class 

From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.

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Title	Date published
Mumtaz Mahal died / Wairau Incident - June 17	2021-06-17
Valentina Tereshkova became first woman in space / Abraham Lincoln gave House Divided speech - June 16	2021-06-16
General Slocum disaster / László Bíró patented ballpoint pen in Britain - June 15	2021-06-15
Bear Flag Revolt began / Trade Unions Act passed in Canada - June 14	2021-06-14
Luis W. Alvarez born / First Pentagon Papers excerpts printed in NY Times - June 13	2021-06-13
Anne Frank born / Djuna Barnes born - June 12	2021-06-12
Occupation of Alcatraz ended / Broad Street Riot - June 11	2021-06-11
Myall Creek massacre / African National Congress published Mandela's message - June 10	2021-06-10
Bertha von Suttner born / Donald Duck debuted - June 9	2021-06-09
Nick Út took “napalm girl” photo / Laki eruption began - June 8	2021-06-08
Paul Blobel (of Aktion 1005) executed / Gwendolyn Brooks born - June 7	2021-06-07
"Tetris" released / Kamehameha III assumes throne - June 6	2021-06-06
First AIDS report / Pancho Villa born - June 5	2021-06-05
Government junta of Chile began / Emily Davison trampled - June 4	2021-06-04
Zoot Suit Riots began / Memphis Minnie born - June 3	2021-06-03
Pemulwuy died / Surveyor 1 landed on moon - June 2	2021-06-02
Isabella Baumfree took name Sojourner Truth / Heimlich Maneuver published - June 1	2021-06-01
Samuel Pepys' last diary entry / Roman catacombs rediscovered - May 31	2021-05-31
First known summit of Mount Everest / Republic of Biafra established - May 30	2021-05-30
Solar eclipse helped prove general relativity / Fall of Constantinople - May 29	2021-05-29

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