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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1809 Sweden's constitution adopted.
In 1844 The Young Men's Christian Association founded in London.
In 1925 Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corporation.
In 1933 First drive-in theatre opens, in Camden, New Jersey.
In 1935 Dalai Lama, religious leader, born.
In 1940 Tom Jones, singer, born.
In 1942 Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of Midway.
In 1942 First nylon parachute jump Hartford Ct Adeline Gray.
In 1944 D-Day. Invasion of Europe; Allies storm Normandy, France.
In 1946 Henry Morgan is first to take off shirt on TV.
In 1956 Bjorn Borg, tennis player, born.
In 1955 Sandra Bernhard, actress, born.
In 1966 Gemini IX returns to Earth.
In 1982 Israel invades Lebanon to drive out the PLO.
In 1984 1,200 die in Sikh "Golden Temple" uprising India.
In 1985 Body of Dr. Josef Mengele, Nazi war criminal, located and exhumed.
In 2012 Transit of Venus (between Earth and Sun) will occur.
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