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June 02, 2004

Another Interesting Day in History...


1943 All-black 99th Pursuit Squadron flies 1st combat mission, over Italy

1943 Pope Pius XII denounces air bombardment, is totally ignored (and this still holds true)

1969 Australian CV Melbourne rams US DD Frank E Evans, 74 die - what's odd about this? How many of you knew that Australia ever had a carrier? Much less, two? And that the Evans wasn't her first victim?

1989 Democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.

Hat tip: Strategy Page.