| 1983 - | Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives were re-elected |
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| 1964 - | Lord Beaverbrook, the press baron, died |
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| 1959 - | The first US submarine capable of firing ballistic missiles was launched |
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| 1958 - | Gatwick airport was opened by the Queen |
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| 1931 - | The rocket-fueled aircraft design was patented by Robet Goddard |
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| 1913 - | Zeppelin airship routes proved to be twice as fast as the train |
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| 1910 - | Passenger on SS Arawatta throws bottle with note overboard (found June 6, 1983 in Queensland) |
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| 1906 - | Boston Beaneaters (NL) end 19-game losing streak beat Cards 6-3 |
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| 1902 - | 1st Automat restaurant opens (818 Chestnut St, Phila) |
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| 1901 - | NY Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cin Reds 25-13 |
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| 1898 - | China leased Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years |
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| 1897 - | Japan protested when the United States took over Hawaii |
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| 1870 - | Author Charles Dickens died |
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| 1781 - | George Stephenson, English locomotive engineer, was born |
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