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June 30, 1688: The Immortal Seven Change England Forever

On June 30, 1688, seven English noblemen—two earls, a viscount, a bishop, and three barons—sent a covert letter to William of Orange, inviting him to intervene militarily in England and promising their support in overthrowing King James II. Known to history as the “Immortal…

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June 30, 1882: An Assassin Goes For A Swing

On June 30, 1882, a presidential assassin met his fate following his shooting of President James Garfield, a wound that eventually killed the 20th president.  The National Parks service explains that even by nineteenth-century standards, “Guiteau was obviously mentally ill. He considered himself a…

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June 29, 1888: The World’s Oldest Recording

On a summer day in 1888, in a London church brimming with both acoustics and ambition, George Edward Gouraud—an American-born Civil War veteran turned English promoter—captured something no one before him had ever successfully preserved in such form: the grandeur of classical choral music,…

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June 29, 1613: Shakespeare’s Jewel Burns Down

The Globe Theatre, an iconic symbol of the English Renaissance and intimately associated with William Shakespeare, experienced a devastating fire on June 29, 1613. This fire not only obliterated a physical landmark of Elizabethan theater but also marked a significant moment in the history…

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June 27, 1974: Nixon Returns To The USSR

On June 27, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in Moscow for what would be his final summit with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev—a visit overshadowed by scandal at home and a shifting geopolitical order abroad. Though the meeting marked a continuation of the historic…

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