Today is Monday June 27th, the 179th day in the year 2016.
On this day:
1918 - parachute was used to save someone's life for first time.
1946 - After the war, Bread rationing began in the UK.
1960 - The Soviets walked away from the arms talks with America
1961 - the rocket plane, NASA's X-15 reached a record speed of 4,105 mph
1961- Canterbury named Dr Ramsey as it's Archbishop
1967 - the Barclays Bank started Britains first cash dispenser
1975 - hunting of the Finback whales was banned
1977 - the French Somaliland became the independent country of Djibouti
1986 - Second Republic politicians were banned from public office for the next ten years.
1986 - Bugatti sports car was sold for a record fee of £6.5 million.
1994 - The Social critic and founder-proprietor of Mayflower School, Ikenne,Dr. Tai Solarin passed on.
BIRTHDAYS TODAY:
1462 - King of France, Louis XII
1844 - the Founder of the Mormon church, Joseph Smith
1846 - Irish leader, Charles Stewart Parnell
1859 -composer of the popular song 'happy birthday', Mildred Hill
1880 - American author, Helen Keller
1938 - actress, Shirley Ann Field
1938 - a comedian, Tommy Cannon
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