Today's selected anniversaries: 22nd June 2024

Today's selected anniversaries: 22nd June 2024

1911:

King George V and Queen Mary (both pictured) were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Teck

1941:

World War II: As Axis troops began their invasion of the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian Activist Front started an uprising to liberate Lithuania from Soviet occupation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Uprising_in_Lithuania

1979:
 
Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorpe_affair

2002:

A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck northwestern Iran, killing at least 230 people and injuring 1,300 others; the official response, perceived to be slow, later caused widespread public anger.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bou%27in-Zahra_earthquake

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