Today in History

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26th June 1974 : At a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio, a consumer purchased a package of Wrigley's chewing gum. And for the first time, a laser beam in an NCR checkout terminal with a bar code reader read a UPC bar code symbol on the package and automatically rang up the purchase.

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26th June 1979 : Muhammad Ali, one of the most famous fighters in history, retired from boxing . During his boxing career, Ali won the world heavyweight title three times over a 15-year span many still believe he was one of the greatest boxers of all time

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26th June 1998 : Microsoft has released its latest version Windows 98 and one of its key new features is the plug in capability of video cameras, games machines and other plug and play peripherals

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26th June, 2007 : China announced it had completed construction on the world's longest sea bridge. The bridge spans twenty-two and a half miles across Hangzhou Bay in the East China Sea, making it the longest sea crossing bridge on the planet. The bridge was set to open in 2008 after the construction of surrounding roads and tolls was completed.

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26th June, 2008 : Girija Prasad Koirala, the interim prime minister of Nepal, announced that he had resigned, paving the way for former the rebel leader of the Maoist party, Prachanda, to take over as prime minister. Despite his resignation, Koirala would likely stay in the position for some time because, according to the new constitutional rules, he can only tender his resignation to the president who had not been chosen by the assembly yet.

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25th June, 2009 : During a hearing on poppy crop security, the attorney general for Tasmania, Lara Giddings, reported that wallabies had been creating crop circles in poppy fields. She reported findings that wallabies had been eating opium poppies grown legally for medicinal purposes, getting high off of the poppies, and then wandering around the fields and crashing, creating crop circles and causing damage. The reported wallaby incidents seemed to be rare, however, farmers also reported that sheep would often get into the crops and cause the same problems.

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27th June 1944 : Allied forces liberate Cherbourg as the first step to liberating France and the beginning of the end for World War II

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27th June 1976 : The world’s first recorded Ebola virus epidemic begins making its way through the area. By the time the epidemic is over, 284 cases are reported, with about half of the victims dying from the disease.

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27th June, 2007 : Gordon Brown, former prime minister Tony Blair's chancellor, became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Brown was sworn in as prime minister after Tony Blair resigned after being in the position for ten years. Brown was expected to reshuffle the cabinet soon after and promised to address new priorities for the country. Opposition leader David Cameron demanded that Brown call for an immediate general election because he had not earned the prime minister's position through voters.

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27th June 2008 : One month after the NASA Mars Phoenix touched down successfully on Mars to undertake a three-month study of the planet's geological history, the first results have staggered many in the scientific world by sending back information that shows Martian soil was much more alkaline than expected and contain traces of magnesium, sodium, potassium and other elements. The findings indicate that there are sufficient nutrients, to support life.

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27th June, 2008 : The North Korean government demolished a nuclear tower, a highly symbolic action of the country's commitment to comply with ending its nuclear program after talks. The demolition came only a few days after the reclusive country turned over details of its controversial nuclear program to inspectors.

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27th June, 2012 : Nora Ephron, famous for penning movies like When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle died at the age of seventy-one. Ephron died of complications related to acute myeloid leukemia in Manhattan. The writer had been nominated for three Academy Awards but never won.

[lethal kamikaze]

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Kiya Pakistan se related bhi info hain? just asking

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Kiya Pakistan se related bhi info hain? just asking

27 June 2013.. Alaf Bhai theek kehte hain, Ummat e Muslima ka Titanic Doob raha hai... Imran Khan

27 June 2013: British Police had se guzar rahi hai... iss se mulki salimiyat ko khtra hau ... Farooq Sattar

each day, there is a new story (read as history) in Pakistan

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