Page 5: Historical Events In June - 21

1941  On June - 21 allied troops, including Australians, occupy Damascus   

1941  On June - 21 2nd French troops occupies Damascus Syria   

1942  On this day in history 129ø F (54ø C), Tirat Zevi, Israel (Asian record)   

1942  Rommel takes Tobruk in North Africa on June - 21.   

1942  129°F (54°C), Tirat Zevi, Israel (Asian record) on this day in history.   

1943  Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead on this day in history.   

1944  On June - 21 mantello sends out Auschwitz Protocols through the British Exchange Telegraph and, two weeks later, 500 Swiss newspapers publish the story of 1,715,000 Jews being murdered.   

1944  On this day in history very heavy bombing on Berlin   

1944  On June - 21 jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies   

1945  Japanese forces on Okinawa surrender to US during WW II on this day in history.   

1945  New communist government estblished in Poland on June - 21.   

1945  On June - 21 uS defeat Japanese forces on Okinawa during WW II   

1945  Josef Hora, Czech writer/poet (Sinking Shadows), dies at 53 on June - 21.   

1946  10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history heinrich Kaminski, composer, dies at 59   

1948  On June - 21 dr Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record" Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's   

1948  First stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I on this day in history.   

1948  1st stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I on this day in history.   

1949  On June - 21 h L Giclas discovers asteroid #1886 Lowell   

1950  On June - 21 joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit   

1951  United States Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation awarded to 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, for "extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance" at battle of Kapyong, Korea (24apr 1951) on this day in history.   

1951  "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances on this day in history.   

1952  Wilfred 'Wop' May pilot, World War I air ace, died on this day.. May was being pursued by German ace Manfred von Richthofen when the Red Baron was shot down on this day in history.   

1952  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open on June - 21.   

1954  On this day in history john Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0)   

1956  On this day in history east Germany announces the release of 19,000 political prisoners   

1956  On this day in history anti-protons detected in the atmosphere   

1957  On this day in history don McBride, actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Flicka), dies at 68   

1962  USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 75,190 m on June - 21.   

1963  3 civil rights workers-Michael H Schwerner Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney-disappeared after release from a Mississippi jail on June - 21.   

1963  Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII on June - 21.   

1964  Andrew Goodman, US civil rights activist, murdered at 20 on June - 21.   

1965  On this day in history bernard M Baruch, pres advisor (termed "Cold War"), dies at 94   

1968  On this day in history supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns   

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1002  Leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54) was born on this day in history.   

1002  Pope Leo IX (d. 1054) was born on this day in history.   

1226  On June - 21 birth of king Boleslaus V of Poland (d. 1279)   

1528  Maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603) was born on June - 21.   

1577  Giovanni Del Turco, composer was born on this day in history.   

1596  On June - 21 birth of michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov   

1639  On this day in history birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

1640  On June - 21 birth of abraham Mignon, still life painter   

0524  On this day in history chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28   

1205  On June - 21 death of enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107)   

1208  Philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies on this day in history.   

1305  Death of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (b. 1271) on this day in history.   

1377  On this day in history edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies   

1421  Death of Jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366) on this day in history.   

1527  Niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1529  On June - 21 john Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69