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Today in History highlights from 1665 to 1969 events
A June 12 history roundup notes New York's incorporation in 1665, John Winthrop arriving in 1630, Iowa Territory's organization in 1939, Coolidge renomination in 1924, bombings and openings in 1940 and 1943, Medgar Evers murder in 1963, and later political events including the first nuclear submarine keel, a East German treaty, and France's dissolving protests as rioting climbed.
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Associated Press
City of
New York
John Wintrop
Salem
Mass
Sachusetts
Iowa
Cleveland
Calvin Coolidge
Chungking
China
Medgar W. Evers
Jackson
Miss
Soviet Union
East Germany
France