CoM Moderators Posted June 17 Posted June 17 1812 - Cannon duel fought between the British fort of Rusteburg and the kraton (palace) of Yogyakarta on the island of Java 1863 - Naval Engagement at Warsaw Sound GA-USS Weehawken vs CSS Atlanta 1906 - International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty beat Raymond Little and Holcombe Ward 3-6, 11-9, 9-7, 6-1 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-0 lead over US (ends 5-0) 1963 - British House of Commons debates Profumo-Christine Keeler affair 1968 - Belgium government of Eyskens-Merlot forms 1973 - US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Johnny Miller fires a record final round 63 (-8) to win his first major championship, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up John Schlee 1978 - "Cheeseburger In Paradise" by Jimmy Buffett peaks at #32 1979 - "Sarava" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 140 performances 1982 - President of Argentina Leopoldo Galtieri resigns as commander in chief of the army and as president after leading Argentina to a disastrous defeat against the British in the Falkland Islands War 1991 - The body of the 12th US President, Zachary Taylor, is exhumed to test how he died; rumors had persisted since his death in 1850 of arsenic poisoning - no evidence of this was found More Historical Events »
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