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- Milk Drinkers Are Turning to PowderHall of Fame◆
- 1887ODDIE WINS THE PRIZE.The New York Times◆
- 2022Colombia presidential election: leftist former guerrilla and populist outsider head to runoffThe Guardian◆
- 2011Councils to receive financial incentive to reinstate weekly rubbish collectionsThe Guardian◆
- 1825The Coronation of Charles X of France takes place in Reims Cathedral, the last-ever coronation of a French monarch.Wikipedia◆
- 1982Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.Wikipedia◆
- 1886The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.Wikipedia◆
- 1864Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.Wikipedia◆
- 1790Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States.Wikipedia◆
- 1999Charlotte Perrelli, representing Sweden, won the Eurovision Song Contest, the first edition not to feature an orchestra or live accompaniment.Wikipedia◆
- 1999President Olusegun Obasanjo took office as Nigeria's first elected and civilian head of state after 16 years of military dictatorship.Wikipedia◆
- 1954Diane Leather became the first woman to run a mile in less than five minutes.Wikipedia◆
- 1953The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.Wikipedia◆
- 1942Bing Crosby recorded his version of the song "White Christmas", which went on to become the best-selling single worldwide, with more than 50 million copies sold.Wikipedia◆
- Milk Drinkers Are Turning to PowderHall of Fame◆
- 1887ODDIE WINS THE PRIZE.The New York Times◆
- 2022Colombia presidential election: leftist former guerrilla and populist outsider head to runoffThe Guardian◆
- 2011Councils to receive financial incentive to reinstate weekly rubbish collectionsThe Guardian◆
- 1825The Coronation of Charles X of France takes place in Reims Cathedral, the last-ever coronation of a French monarch.Wikipedia◆
- 1982Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.Wikipedia◆
- 1886The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.Wikipedia◆
- 1864Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.Wikipedia◆
- 1790Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States.Wikipedia◆
- 1999Charlotte Perrelli, representing Sweden, won the Eurovision Song Contest, the first edition not to feature an orchestra or live accompaniment.Wikipedia◆
- 1999President Olusegun Obasanjo took office as Nigeria's first elected and civilian head of state after 16 years of military dictatorship.Wikipedia◆
- 1954Diane Leather became the first woman to run a mile in less than five minutes.Wikipedia◆
- 1953The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.Wikipedia◆
- 1942Bing Crosby recorded his version of the song "White Christmas", which went on to become the best-selling single worldwide, with more than 50 million copies sold.Wikipedia◆
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1825 Oddly trueThe Coronation of Charles X of France takes place in Reims Cathedral, the last-ever coronation of a French monarch.
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1982 First everPope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
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1886 First everThe pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1864 First everEmperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1790 Oddly trueRhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States.
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2022The GuardianColombia presidential election: leftist former guerrilla and populist outsider head to runoffRivals Gustavo Petro will face Rodolfo Hernández on 19 June amid growing discontent over inequality and inflation
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2011The GuardianCouncils to receive financial incentive to reinstate weekly rubbish collectionsGovernment to announce an estimated £100m to restore services scrapped as part of drive to encourage recycling
Read on The Guardian →- 1887The New York TimesODDIE WINS THE PRIZE.
Orville Oddie, Jr., of Brooklyn, played and won his fifth game in the Racquet Club amateur billiard tournament last n…
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The Coronation of Charles X of France takes place in Reims Cathedral, the last-ever coronation of a French monarch.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1982 First ever
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1886 First ever
The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- WimbledonGoran Ivanisevic and Venus Williams win Wimbledon
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- WimbledonBjorn Borg and Chris Evert win Wimbledon
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- Tour de FranceLucien Van Impe wins the Tour de France
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