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Post by jimco22 on Jun 21, 2020 14:36:46 GMT -5
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 21, 2020 21:17:07 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 21, 2020 23:33:21 GMT -5
‘Fan’ is short for ‘fanatic’
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Post by BillG on Jun 22, 2020 6:31:38 GMT -5
Who knew??? On June 22, 1941 Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The initially successful attack soon proved a disaster for the Germans as wintry conditions and fierce Soviet resistance caused massive losses and ultimately forced them to retreat.
 
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Post by johnmori on Jun 22, 2020 6:33:49 GMT -5
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June 22, 1942
The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by US Congress.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 22, 2020 7:20:29 GMT -5
On June 22, 1940, during World War II, Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 22, 2020 7:21:22 GMT -5
On this date in 1970, President Richard Nixon signed an extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that lowered the minimum voting age to 18.
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 22, 2020 21:08:41 GMT -5
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Post by BillG on Jun 23, 2020 6:04:13 GMT -5
Who knew??? On June 23, 1931 - Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took off from New York on the first round-the-world flight in a single-engine plane.
 
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Post by johnmori on Jun 23, 2020 7:06:22 GMT -5
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June 23, 1917
In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 23, 2020 21:53:12 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 24, 2020 1:17:39 GMT -5
Jellyfish don’t have a brain.
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Post by johnmori on Jun 24, 2020 6:04:03 GMT -5
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June 24, 1922
The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League.
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Post by BillG on Jun 24, 2020 6:31:15 GMT -5
Who knew??? On June 24, 1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
  
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Post by soutxed on Jun 24, 2020 8:32:09 GMT -5
On this date In 1948, Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the western allies to organize the Berlin Airlift.
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