General Information for June 27th 2016 |
There are 3 public holidays today. |
Day 179 of 2016 |
187 days left in 2016 |
Week 26 of the year |
On this Day in History |
2001 - Pope John Paul II beatifies 28 Ukrainian Greek Catholics, most of whom were killed by the Soviet secret police. |
1969 - Life magazine displays portrait photos of all 242 Americans killed in Vietnam during the previous week. |
1863 - General Richard Ewell's forces reach the outskirts of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in the American Civil War. |
1722 - John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough, considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses England has ever produced dies at home in Blenheim Palace. |