This day in history - June 17

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1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought. Although the British achieved their objective, they had over 1,000 caualties, versus abouot 450 Americans.

The magnitude of British losses led British General Henry Clinton to write in his diary, "A few more such victories would have shortly put an end to British dominion in America."

1972 - Burglars were arrested after breaking into the Democratic campaign headquarters in the Watergate complex, the first pebble in the avalanche that ended with the downfall of President Richard Nixon.

- Jim

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1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought. Although the British achieved their objective, they had over 1,000 caualties, versus abouot 450 Americans.

The magnitude of British losses led British General Henry Clinton to write in his diary, "A few more such victories would have shortly put an end to British dominion in America."

1972 - Burglars were arrested after breaking into the Democratic campaign headquarters in the Watergate complex, the first pebble in the avalanche that ended with the downfall of President Richard Nixon.

- Jim

Today in WWII History

World War II History for June 17

17 June 1940 - British troops evacuated France in Operation Ariel (aka Operation Aerial).

17 June 1940 - The Soviet Union occupied Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

17 June 1940 - France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II.

17 June 1943 - Norwegian tanker Ferncastle sunk by German raider HKS Michel off Western Australia.