1941 - Starting at 3:15 am, some 3.2 million German soldiers plunged headlong into Russia across an 1800-mile front in World War II.
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June Knowledge History - Science, Engineering and Management
Saturday, June 30, 2012
22 June - History and Importance of the Day
1941 - Starting at 3:15 am, some 3.2 million German soldiers plunged headlong into Russia across an 1800-mile front in World War II.
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23 June - History and Importance of the Day
International Widows Day
United Nations Public Services Day
1865 - The last formal surrender of Confederate troops occurred as Cherokee leader and Confederate Brigadier General Watie surrendered his battalion comprised of American Indians in the Oklahoma Territory.
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24 June - History and Importance of the Day
1948 - Soviet Russia began a blockade of Berlin. Two days later the Allies responded with an emergency airlift to relieve two million isolated West Berliners.
2010 - Labor Party deputy Julia Gillard became Australia's first female Prime Minister.
Birthday - Boxing champ Jack Dempsey (1895-1983). Dubbed "The Manassa Mauler," he reigned as world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926.
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25 June - History and Importance of the Day
Day of the Seafarer
1862 - During the American Civil War, the Seven Days Campaign began as Confederate General Robert E. Lee launched a series of assaults to prevent a Union attack on Richmond, Virginia.
1950 - The Korean War began as North Korean troops, led by Russian-built tanks, crossed the 38th parallel and launched a full scale invasion of South Korea. Five days later, U.S. ground forces entered the conflict, which lasted until July 27, 1953, when an armistice was signed at Panmunjom, formally dividing the country at the 38th parallel into North and South Korea.
1991 - Following the collapse of Soviet rule in Eastern Europe, the republics of Croatia and Slovenia declared their independence from Yugoslavia.
Birthday - British satirist George Orwell (1903-1950) was born at Montihari in Bengal (as Eric Arthur Blair). He is best known for two works of fiction Animal Farm (1944), and 1984 (1949).
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27 June - History and Importance of the Day
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29 June - History and Importance of the Day
Birthday - American surgeon William Mayo (1861-1939). He was one of the Mayo brothers, pioneers of the concept of the group clinic, bringing together specialists from a number of medical fields to better perform diagnoses and treatment. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, became an internationally known medical center.
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June Knowledge History - Science, Engineering and Management
Saturday, April 28, 2012
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