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Today in History
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019
Posted : 2019-06-05 17:35
Updated : 2019-06-05 17:35
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1639 — Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill

1813 — U.S. invasion of Canada halted at Stoney Creek, Ontario

1844 — Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London

1862 — Battle of Memphis-the city is surrendered

1882 — Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay India) drowns 100,000

1885 — Opera "Lakme" is produced (Paris)

1911 — Nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to U.S. (not ratified)

1925 — Walter Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler

1932 — U.S. federal gas tax enacted

1933 — First drive-in theater opens (Camden, NJ)

1933 — U.S. Employment Service created

1934 — Securities and Exchange Commission established

1934 — Yankee Myrl Hoag hits 6 singles in one game

1936 — Aviation gasoline first produced commercially, Paulsboro, NJ

1937 — Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game











 
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