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June 7·Every year

Battle of Arica

Battle of Arica is observed in Chile (Asalto y Toma del Morro de Arica). Regional observance.

Category: Public holiday
Observed in: Chileofficial

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Notable · 1998

White supremacists murdered James Byrd Jr., an African American, by chaining him behind a pickup truck and dragging him along an asphalt road in Jasper, Texas.

2017A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crashes into the Andaman Sea near Dawei, Myanmar, killing all 122 aboard.
2000The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
1991Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high.