Never one to let a good idea go to waste¹, I would like to reintroduce to
h2g2 'On This Day In
History', slightly tweaked into a new,
shiny format. The lovely Italix had the presence of
mind to drop a number of pages where people could
leave their fun-filled facts. Why not pop over and
drop a suggestion. It may well find its way onto the
page!

12th June

• 1812
  
  Napoleon's invasion of Russia begins, as the Emperor
  crosses the Niemen.
  

• 1923
  
  Harry Houdini frees himself from a straitjacket while
  suspended 12m (40ft) above the ground and upside down,
  in New York City.
  

• 1929
  
  Birthday of Anne Frank. The young German Jewish
  girl’s diary was published in 1947. She lived in
  hiding from the Nazis with her family in Amsterdam for
  two years. She died at age 16 in a concentration camp.
  
  Jimi X

• Swiv
• Montana Redhead

13th June

• 1934
  
  C Jackson² discovers asteroid
  #1349 Bechuana.
  

• 1981
  
  During the Trooping of the Colour, a teenager fired 6
  blanks at Queen Elizabeth II.
  

• 1986
  
  Birthday of the twins Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen. Hit
  the TV screens at 9 months, and since then have
  diversified onto the screen and even made records.
  

• 1990
  
  The official removal of the Berlin Wall begins.
  

• Granny Weatherwax
• The Pink Dandelion
• Will Usher

14th June

• 1777
  
  The Continental Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes
  as the national flag of America. It is remembered as
  Flag Day, a patriotic day in which flags should be
  displayed across the nation.
  
  Jimi X

• 1847
  
  Robert Bunsen invents a gas burner. It goes on to be
  used in many schools throughout the land, and causes
  chaos to teachers everywhere.
  

• 1940
  
  German forces occupy Paris during WWII.
  
  NervousRex

• 1942
  Bambi is released by Walt Disney.
  

• 1951
  
  Premiere of the TV programme Mr. Ed.
  
  Whohah

• CK :: Psycho Monkey ::
  

15th June

• 1215
  
  King John³
  signed the Magna Carta in Runnymede, Surrey.
  Jimi X

• 1752
  
  Benjamin Franklin flies a kite during a thunderstorm,
  proving that lightning is electricity. He later
  invents the lightning rod.
  
  Jimi X

• 1952
  
  Publication of Anne Frank’s diary.
  
  Lisa the Freak

• Coelacanth
• Monk381
• Rev. Alji
• The Amazing Disappearing
  Plastic Squirrel

16th June

• 1567
  
  Mary Queen of Scots locked up in Lochleven Castle
  prison, after surrendering to her Protestant Lords at
  Carberry Hill, near Edinburgh.
  

• 1963
  
  Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
  She orbited the Earth 48 times in the Soviet
  spacecraft Vostok 6 during a 70-hour, 50-minute trip.
  
  Jimi X

• 1985
  
  Birthday of Stan Laurel. One half of the comedy duo
  Laurel and Hardy.
  

• Ismarah

17th June

• 1882
  
  Birthday of Igor Stravinsky. Russian composer, born in
  Oranienbaum, near St. Petersburg. Renowned
  particularly for the ballet scores The Firebird
  (performed 1910), Petrushka (1911), The Rite
  of Spring (1913) and Orpheus (1947).
  

• 1885
  
  The Statue of Liberty reaches New York City on the
  French ship Isere.
  

• 1988
  
  MS DOS 4.0 is released by Microsoft.

• TORG

18th June

• 1178
  
  5 Canterbury monks report explosion on the moon. It is
  believed to be the time of origin of the lunar crater
  Giordano Bruno.
  

• 1942
  
  Birthday of James Paul McCartney in Liverpool, UK.
  Among other things, he was one quarter of The Beatles
  and formed the band Wings.
  
  Eeyore

• 1980
  
  The premiere of the Blues Brothers, starring
  Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.
  

• Skie

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