MONDAY, June 26, 2023

684-St. Benedict II begins his reign as pope

1483-Richard III usurps English throne

1902-England establishes Order of Merit

1917-First American Expeditionary Force arrives in France during WW I

1919-First issue of N.Y. Daily News published

1924-After 8 years of occupation, U.S. troops leave the Dominican Republic

1941-Finland enters WW II against Russia

1948-U.S. denounces Soviet blockade of Berlin

1959-Queen Elizabeth & President Eisenhower open St. Lawrence Seaway

1960-British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain

1960-Madagascar gains independence from France (National Day)

1968-Iwo Jima & Bonin Islands returned to Japan by U.S.

1990-Temperature hits 122 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix Arizona