On this day in history
June 21
American
1788New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution as the ninth state, and it takes effect.
New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution as the ninth state, and it takes effect.
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1964Three civil rights workers are murdered in Mississippi by Klansmen in the Mississippi Burning case.
Three civil rights workers are murdered in Mississippi by Klansmen in the Mississippi Burning case.
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World
1791Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette flee Paris in disguise but are caught at Varennes.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette flee Paris in disguise but are caught at Varennes.
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1942Rommel captures Tobruk, taking 33,000 Allied prisoners.
Rommel captures Tobruk, taking 33,000 Allied prisoners.
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