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June 7 1966:

Roy Orbison's first wife Claudette was killed in a motorcycle accident.

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On June 11:

1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Island

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June 12 1665:

England installed a municipal government in New York,
formerly the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam.

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June 14 1938:

Action Comics #1 is released introducing Superman to the world.

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June 14 1939:

Ethel Waters became the first African-American to perform on television.

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Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was born in Oranienbaum, Tsarist Russia on 17 June, 1882

[Jun 17, 2009 11:34:43 AM]

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June 17 1940:

France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II.

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On June 19:

1953 - Julius Rosenberg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, N.Y.

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June 19 1958:

Fabian appeared on "American Bandstand."

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World Refugee Day

Observed June 20 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world.

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