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June 12, 2007
Today in History: June 12th
The following facts can be found at: About.com: European History
1458: Magdalen College, Oxford, founded.
1667: The first successful blood transfusion: Jean-Baptiste Denys transfuses a fifteen year old boy with sheep's blood.
1673: The future King James I of England is forced to resign as Lord High Admiral because of his Catholic faith.
1747: Marcos Saenz becomes the first bullfighter to be killed in combat.
The following facts can be found at: About.com: American History
1764 - The Massachusetts House of Representatives organized the Committees of Correspondence in response to the Sugar Act.
1775 - Massachusetts Governor General Gage declared martial law and all armed colonists traitors.
1839 - The first baseball game was played.
1931 - The Untouchables of the Chicago police force arrested Al Capone.
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Posted by d-nadler at June 12, 2007 01:36 PM