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This Day in History, June 6
On June 6th, 1684, the Ashmoleon Museum opened as the first university museum.
This Day in History, June 5
On June 5th, 1305, Clement V was elected Pope.
This Day in History, June 4
On June 4th, 1896, Henry Ford took his first automobile - the Quadricycle - for a test drive.
This Day in History, June 3
On June 3rd, 1889, the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed.
This Day in History, June 2
On June 2nd, 1835, P.T. Barnum and his circus began their first tour of the United States.
This Day in History, June 1
On June 1st, 1954, Linus of "Peanuts" was shown with his security blanket for the first time.
This Day in History, May 31
On May 31st, 1678, the Godiva procession through Coventry began.
This Day in History, May 30
On May 30th, 1574, Henry III became King of France.
This Day in History, May 29
On May 29th, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary became the first person to reach the top of Mt. Everest.
This Day in History, May 28
On May 28th, 1588, the Spanish Armada began to set sail for the English Channel.
This Day in History, May 27
On May 27th, 1883, Alexander III was crowned Tsar of Russia.
This Day in History, May 26
On May 26th, 1897, Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula" went on sale in London.
This Day in History, May 25
On May 25th, 1940, the Battle of Dunkirk began.
This Day in History, May 24
On May 24th, 1830, Sarah Hale published the poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
This Day in History, May 23
On May 23rd, 1618, the Second Defenestration of Prague helped to instiage the Thirty Years' War.
This Day in History, May 22
On May 22nd, 1906, the Wright Brothers patented the airplane.
This Day in History, May 21
On May 21st, 1881, the American Red Cross was established by Clara Barton.
This Day in History, May 20
On May 20th, 1916, the Saturday Evening Post published its first cover drawn by Norman Rockwell.
This Day in History, May 19
On May 19th, 1897, Oscar Wilde was released after serving his sentence in Reading Gaol.
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