Historical Events for 12th June 2026

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1775 - 1st naval battle of Revolution-Unity (US) captures Margaretta (Br)
1939 - Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, New York
1942 - Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1950 - The first of two Air France DC-4 aircraft flying the same route from Saigon to Paris crashes near Bahrain, killing 46 passengers and crew, while 6 survive; a second DC-4 on the same route crashes two days later a few miles away under similar circumstances
1978 - David Berkowitz sentenced in NY Supreme Court to 25 yrs to life
1993 - "Three Little Pigs" by Green Jelly hits #17
2011 - 65th Tony Awards: "The Book of Mormon" (musical) and "War Horse" (play) win
2017 - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sentenced to 30 days administrative arrest for organizing rallies

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