CoM Moderators Posted June 27, 2024 Posted June 27, 2024 1746 - Flora MacDonald helps Bonnie Prince Charlie, disguised as Betty Burke an Irish maid, evade capture by landing him on the Isle of Skye 1922 - Newberry Medal 1st presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon) 1956 - Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings 1960 - Oil pipe line from Rotterdam-Ruhrgebied opens 1966 - Dark Shadows, American Gothic soap opera, premieres on ABC-TV 1986 - South African Journalist and founder of the 'New Nation' newspaper, Zwelakhe Sisulu is abducted; he was released 721 days later on 2 December 1988 1988 - Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning 1995 - Holland's debut in English domestic comp (v Northants, NatWest) 2007 - The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre. 2008 - Bill Gates steps down as Chairman of Microsoft Corporation to work full time for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. More Historical Events »
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