It's fun to look back over the years and see the significance of certain dates. Here's a few to check out! I will never forget the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. That was a dark day for our county. I remember exactly where I was and what I said when it happened.
u 2004: Former President Ronald Reagan dies June 5 from Alzheimer's disease.
u 1973: Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes June 9 to win horse racing's Triple Crown.
u 1968: Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated June 5 in Los Angeles.
u 1966: The NFL and AFL merge June 8, and a sports dynasty is born.
u 1948: Pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier June 10 in an experimental jet.
u 1944: On D-Day, Allied troops storm the beach June 6 at Normandy, France.
u 1929: Vatican City becomes a sovereign state enclaved within the city of Rome June 7
u 1654: Louis XIV is crowned king of France on June 7.
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