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This Week In History
June 1 - In 1958, Charles de Gaulle came out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.
June 2 - In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI.
June 3 - In 1835, P. T. Barnum and his circus started their first tour of the United States.
June 4 - In 1989, Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square in Beijing to crush the pro-democracy movement. Hundreds - possibly thousands - of people were killed.
June 5 - In 1968, U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded just after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary. The gunman was immediately arrested and is serving a life sentence.
June 6 - In 1944, the D-Day invasion of Europe took place during World War II as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
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