Thursday, June 5, 2014

6 June - History and Importance of the Day



1664 - New Amsterdam renamed New York

1716 - First slaves arrived in Lousiana

1809 - Sweden declares independence and constitutional monarchy
1813 - US invasion of Canada halted at Stony Creek (Ontario)
1832 - Paris student uprisings end
1882 - Cyclone in Arabian sea. 100,000 drowned.
1882 - Electric Iron patented by Henry Seely
1934 - Securities and Exchange Commission established in USA.
1974 - Sweden declared a parliamentary monarchy


1944 - Allies landed on the coast of France at Normandy
            http://history.howstuffworks.com/world-war-ii/d-day-invasion15.htm

2012 - World IPv6 Launch Day. Some organizations shifted to IPv6 permanently.
          http://www.worldipv6launch.org/

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