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2010-06-16 17:03

THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2010

Today is Thursday, June 17, the 168th day of 2010. There are 197 days left in the year.

1397 _ Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway

1579 _ Sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California

1789 _ Third Estate in France declared itself a national assembly

1837 _ Charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent

1885 _ Statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship ``Isere"

1940 _ France asks Germany for terms of surrender in WW II

1950 _ First kidney transplant (Chicago)

1953 _ Riots in East Germany for reunification

1967 _ China becomes world's fourth thermonuclear (H-bomb) power

1982 _ President Reagan's first U.N. General Assembly address (``evil empire" speech)
  • 1. China 'has secret plan to replace NK leader'
  • 2. Ghost camera captures underage sex
  • 3. Army deploys Surion copters
  • 4. Stars have diverse tastes for cars
  • 5. Military becomes blue-chip cultural item
  • 6. CJ hit by slush fund probe
  • 7. Female body found in singer's car; suicide suspected
  • 8. NK special envoy in Beijing
  • 9. Two men cleared of spy charges decades after guilty verdict
  • 10. Man in love with military career
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