Historical Events for 26th June 2023

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1498 - Toothbrush invented in China using boar bristles
1723 - After a lasting siege and bombardment by cannons, Baku surrenders to the Russians.
1941 - Lithuanian fascists massacre 2,300 Jews in Kovno
1953 - KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, TX (CBS) 1st broadcast
1967 - Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals including Karol Józef Wojtyła, the Archbishop of Cracow and future Pope John Paul II
2013 - Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Arctic Monkeys, The Rolling Stones, and Mumford and Sons headline; other performers include Elvis Costello, Vampire Weekend, The Lumineers, Billy Bragg, Kenny Rogers, and Rufus Wainwright
2014 - Luis Suárez is expelled from the 2014 FIFA World Cup following his biting incident
2015 - US President Barack Obama sings "Amazing Grace" as part of his eulogy for Reverend Clementa Pinckney and 8 church members killed during a bible study in Charleston, South Carolina
2015 - Gunman opens fire at beach resort in Sousse, Tunisia, killing 38. Isis claims responsibility.
2019 - Former Gambian beauty queen Fatou "Toufah" Jallow says she was raped by former President Yahya Jammeh as part of a Human Rights Watch and Trial International report

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