Tuesday, June 17, 2008

On this day..............

Lots of interesting stuff happened in the world on this date.

* In 1703 John Wesley who co founded the Methodist movement was born

* In 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill took place

* The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York in 1885

* The Republic of Iceland was established in 1944

* 1960 - Ted Williams hit his 500th career home run

* The Supreme Court ruled that the Lord's Prayer is not required to be recited in public schools in 1963

* 1967 - The Hollies' "Carrie Ann" was released.

* The Watergate scandal 1972

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