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Bloomsbury Publishes Harry Potter — June 26, 1997
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Bloomsbury Publishes Harry Potter — June 26, 1997

J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was released by Bloomsbury in L...

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Gunman Kills Two in Oslo Pride Shooting — June 25, 2022
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Gunman Kills Two in Oslo Pride Shooting — June 25, 2022

Two killed and 21 injured in Oslo's London Pub and other venues on June 25, 2022, in an...

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Johnson Meets Kosygin at Glassboro Summit — June 23,...
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Johnson Meets Kosygin at Glassboro Summit — June 23,...

President Lyndon B. Johnson and Premier Alexei Kosygin met in Glassboro, New Jersey, on...

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France declares war on Russia, starting Napoleon's i...
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France declares war on Russia, starting Napoleon's i...

Napoleon's Ambassador Jacques Lauriston delivers a diplomatic note in Saint Petersburg,...

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Pan Am Flight 121 crashes in the Syrian Desert near ...
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Pan Am Flight 121 crashes in the Syrian Desert near ...

15 die as Pan Am Flight 121 crashes in the Syrian Desert near Mayadin, Syria in 1947, r...

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Napoleon Defeated at the Battle of Waterloo — June 1...
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Napoleon Defeated at the Battle of Waterloo — June 1...

The Battle of Waterloo, fought on June 18, 1815, was a decisive battle in European hist...

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On This Day, June 27

  • 2024: U.S. President Joe Biden debates former U.S. President Donald Trump. Biden's perceived poor performance leads to his withdrawal from the election on July 21.
  • 2017: A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware target websites of Ukrainian organizations and counterparts with Ukrainian connections around the globe.
  • 2015: Formosa Fun Coast fire: A dust fire occurs at a recreational water park in Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring 497 others, 199 critically.
  • 2014: At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • 2013: NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph space probe to observe the Sun.

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