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une 10, 1652: Silversmith John
Hull of Massachusetts opened
the first mint in America in
defiance of English colonial law.
The first coin issued was the Pine Tree
Shilling that he designed.
King George III was born on June 4,
1738. He was the British King against
whom the American Revolution
was directed. King George III ruled
England for sixty years from 1760 to
1820. He died on January 29, 1820.
French painter, Eugene Henri ‘Paul
Guaguin’ was born on June 7, 1848.
His best known paintings include
Vision After the Sermon (1888), When
Shall We Be Married ((1892), Holiday
(1896) and Two Tahitian Women (1899).
His style inspired artists such as Henri
Matisse, Edvard Munch and the young
Pablo Picasso.
On June 6, 1872: Feminist, Susan B.
Anthony was fined for illegally voting
in a presidential election in Rochester,
New York. After voting rights had been
granted to African American males,
she attempted to extend the same
rights to women. She was arrested
and fined $100, which she refused to
pay. After her death in 1906, after five
decades of tireless work, both the
Democratic and Republican parties
endorsed women’s right to vote. In
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August of 1920 the 19th Amendment
to the US Constitution was ratified to
allow women to vote.
African American actress, Hattie
McDaniel was born in Wichita, Kansas
on June 10, 1895. She won a Best
Supporting Actress Academy Award
in 1940 for her role as Mammy in Gone
With The Wind. She is the first African
American to win an Academy Award.
She was also the first African American
woman to sing on the radio in the US.
On June 9, 1898, the British signed
a 99-year lease for Hong Kong. Hong
Kong was administered as a British
Crown Colony until July 1, 1997, when
its sovereignty reverted to the People’s
Republic of China.
The
Philippines
declared
their
independence from Spain on June 12,
1898. The islands were named after
King Philip II. Once freed from Spain,
the islands were then invaded and
occupied by U.S. forces. They became
an American colony and remained so
until after World War II.
On June 16, 1963, 26 year-old
Valentina Tereshkova became the
first woman in space as her Soviet
spacecraft, Vostok 6, took off from the
Tyuratam launch site. She manually
controlled the spacecraft completing
After The Bell
48 orbits in 71 hours before landing
safely.
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Robert F. Kennedy was shot shortly
after midnight on June 5, 1968, while
leaving the Hotel Ambassador in Los
Angeles. He died on June 6 at the age
of 42. His body was interred near his
brother and former US President John
F. Kennedy (assassinated in 1963) at
Arlington National Cemetery.
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On June 30, 1997, in Hong Kong, the
flag of the British Crown Colony was
officially lowered at midnight. A new
flag representing China’s sovereignty
and the official transfer of power
replaced it.
Labour Party Deputy, Julia Gillard
became Australia’s first female Prime
Minister on June 24, 2010. Born in
Wales, she moved to Australia as a
child. She worked as a lawyer before
entering politics.
Health Observances in June
Men’s Health Month
National Migraine Awareness Month
Source: The History Place & Wikipedia