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June 16 Highlights From History
Today marks June 16 2012 as the 168th day of the year with 198 remaining. Historical notes include the 1812 Bank of New York opening, Lincoln’s 1858 call on slavery, Ford’s 1903 incorporation, IBM’s 1911 origin, and notable events from 1932 to 2012. Birthdays listed for Joyce Carol Oates and others. thought from Cyril Connolly reflects on memory indexing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Bank of New York
Citibank
Mary
Lochleven
Scotland
Illinois
Republican Party
U.S. Senate
Abraham Lincoln
Ford Motor Co
IBM
Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtis
Chicago
Supreme Court
National Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anne Frank
United States
Doubleday & Co
Tiger Woods
Jack Nicklaus
North Carolina
Mike Nifong
Duke University Lacrosse
Troy Critchley
Selmer
Tenn
U.S
Sunita “Suni” Williams
International Space Station
Shannon Lucid
Mir Space Station
Anthony Weiner
D-N.y
Congress
Osama bin Laden
Ayman al-Zawahri
Ay’muhnahl-Zwah'’-Ree
al-Qaida
Bill Dobbs
Joyce Carol Oates
Cyril Connolly