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1 JULY 1898 The Battle of San Juan Hill, also known as the Battle for the San Juan Heights, was […]

1 JULY 1654 Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, often simply called Vendôme (1 July 1654 – 11 June

First Corvette – June 30, 1953 The first Chevrolet Corvette is produced. It was the first plastic-laminated fiberglass sports car.

1953 – U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Henry “Hank” Buttleman, 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, became the 36th and youngest ace of the

JUNE 30 1641 Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster, KG (30 June 1641 – 16 July

1835 – Determined to win independence for the Mexican State of Texas, William Travis raises a volunteer army of 25

JUNE 29 1801 Prince Frederick Charles Alexander of Prussia (German: Friedrich Karl Alexander; 29 June 1801 – 21 January 1883)

1778 – “Molly Pitcher,” Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, wife of an American artilleryman. Born in 1754, Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley

JUNE 28 1719 Étienne François, Marquis de Stainville, Duc de Choiseul (28 June 1719 – 8 May 1785) was a

On June 24, 1948, Soviet forces blockaded all road, rail and water routes into Berlin’s Allied-controlled areas, stifling the vital