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This Day in History, July 1
On July 1st, 1862, the Russian State Library was founded.

This Day in History, June 30
On June 30th, 188, Robert Louis Stevenson published his adventure novel "The Black Arrow."

This Day in History, June 29
On June 29th, 1613, the Globe Theatre in London burned down.

This Day in History, June 28
On June 28th, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I.

This Day in History, June 27
On June 27th, 1972, Nolan Bushnell established ATARI.

This Day in History, June 26
On June 26th, 1819, the bicycle was patented.

This Day in History, June 25
On June 25th, 1876, the Battle of the Little Bighorn began.

This Day in History, June 24
On June 24th, 1441, Eton College was founded.

This Day in History, June 23
One June 23rd, 1888, Fredrick Douglass became the first African-American nominated for President of the United States.

This Day in History, June 22
One June 22nd, 1978, Charon, a satellite of Pluto, was discovered.

This Day in History, June 21
On June 21st, 1887, Queen Victoria celebrated her golden jubilee.
This Day in History, June 20
On June 20th, 1214, the University of Oxford received its charter.

This Day in History, June 19
On June 19th, 1870, the Confederate States of America were dissolved.

This Day in History, June 18
On June 18th, 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

This Day in History, June 17
On June 17th, 1885, the Statute of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor.

This Day in History, June 16
On June 16th, 1903, the Ford Motor Company incorporated.

This Day in History, June 15
On June 15th, 1822, Charles Babbage proposed a difference engine -- an early version of a computer.

This Day in History, June 14
On June 14th, 1775, George Washington was named Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.

This Day in History, June 13
On June 13th, 1898, the Yukon Territory was formed.

This Day in History, June 12
On June 12th, 1859, the Comstock Lode was discovered in Nevada.