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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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June 8
Margaret Bondfield
1826
– In
York, Upper Canada
, members of the
Family Compact
destroyed
William Lyon Mackenzie
's printing press in the
Types Riot
after Mackenzie accused them of corruption.
1862
–
American Civil War
: The
Confederate Army
won a resounding victory at the
Battle of Cross Keys
, one of the two decisive battles in
Jackson's Valley campaign
.
1929
–
Margaret Bondfield
(pictured)
became the first female member of the
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
when she was named
Minister of Labour
by
Ramsay MacDonald
.
1941
–
World War II
: The
Allies
commenced the
Syria–Lebanon campaign
against
Vichy French
possessions in the
Levant
.
1953
–
An F5 tornado
struck
Flint
and
Beecher, Michigan
, causing 116 fatalities, 844 injuries and $19 million in damage during
a larger tornado outbreak sequence
.
William of York
(
d.
1154)
Cora Agnes Benneson
(
d.
1919)
Lauren Burns
(
b.
1974)
Omar Bongo
(
d.
2009
)
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