CoM Moderators Posted June 12 Posted June 12 1667 - Raid on the Medway: Dutch fleet sails up the Medway destroying British naval ships and capturing the flagship HMS Royal Charles 1851 - Abass I of Egypt signs a contract with Robert Louis Stevenson to build a railway in Egypt, first stage opens 1854 between Alexandria and Kafer Eassa - first railway in Africa 1916 - US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Molla Bjurstedt outclasses Louise Hammond Raymond 6-0, 6-1 1948 - George Lessner, Russell Maloney and Miriam Battista's musical adaptation of Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow" closes at St James Theater, NYC, after 12 performances 1948 - In his farewell Ashes Tour, Australian cricket batting maestro Don Bradman scores 138 in 1st Test against England at Trent Bridge 1988 - Soviet Union holds its 1st beauty content in Moscow, 16-year-old Maria Kalinina crowned the winner 1996 - Cincinnati Reds CEO Marge Schott gives up day-to-day operations due to numerous insensitive comments about Adolf Hitler, working women and Asians 1997 - Shakespeare's Globe theatre opens in London, England, replica of original Globe theatre (1599-1642) with performance of Henry V, after campaign by Sam Wanamaker 2002 - 1st CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, and Kenny Chesney win 2019 - World’s largest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s Government Pension Fund, worth $1 trillion, gets authorization to drop fossil fuel investments from Norway's government More Historical Events »
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