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1923: First aerial refueling over the skies of Rockwell Field, California

It happened today – this day in history – June 27

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1462: Louis XII is born in Château de Blois, France. 1550: Charles IX is born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. 1542: Conquistador

1938: Joe Louis defeats Max Schmelling with a first round KO.

It happened today – this day in history – June 22

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168BC: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus, ending the Third Macedonian War. 1377: Richard II