Monday, 22 June 2015

Historical Events for 22nd June 2015

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1497 – Antitax insurrection in Cornwall suppressed at Blackheath
1847 – Doughnut created
1929 – Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader
1940 – France falls to Nazi Germany; armistice signed, France disarms
1941 – Various Communist and Socialist French Resistance movements merge to one group.
1941 – Estonians starts armed resistance against Soviet occupation
1946 – Speaking at a prayer meeting in New Delhi, Gandhi calls on the South African government to stop ‘hooliganism’ by Whites
1954 – Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands
1970 – Irish socialist, republican and Member of Parliament, Bernadette Devlin, loses her appeal against a 6-month prison sentence imposed for taking part in riots in Derry
1987 – Tom Seaver retires after 3rd try with NY Mets

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