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363 Roman Emperor Julian dies, ending the Pagan Revival.

1096 Peter the Hermit's crusaders force their way across Sava, Hungary.

1243 The Seljuk Turkish army in Asia Minor is wiped out by the Mongols.

1541 Former followers murder Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish Conqueror of Peru.

1794 The French defeat an Austrian army at the Battle of Fleurus.

1804 The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the mouth of the Kansas River after completing a westward trek of nearly 400 river miles.

1844 Julia Gardiner and President John Tyler are married in New York City.

1862 General Robert E. Lee attacks George McClellan's line at Mechanicsville during the Seven Days' campaign.

1863 Jubal Early and his Confederate forces move into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1900 The United States announces it will send troops to fight against the Boxer Rebellion in China.

1907 Russia's nobility demands drastic measures be taken against revolutionaries.

1908 Shah Muhammad Ali's forces squelch the reform elements of Parliament in Persia.

1916 Russian General Aleksei Brusilov renews his offensive against the Germans.

1917 General Pershing arrives in France with the American Expeditionary Force.

1918 The Germans begin firing their huge 420 mm howitzer, "Big Bertha," at Paris.

1926 A memorial to the first U.S. troops in France is unveiled at St. Nazaire.

1924 After eight years of occupation, American troops leave the Dominican Republic.

1942 The Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter flies for the first time.

1945 The U.N. Charter is signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, California.

1951 The Soviet Union proposes a cease-fire in the Korean War.

1961 A Kuwaiti vote opposes Iraq's annexation plans.

1963 President John Kennedy announces "Ich bin ein Berliner" at the Berlin Wall.

1971 The U.S. Justice Department issues a warrant for Daniel Ellsberg, accusing him of giving away the Pentagon Papers.

1975 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is convicted of election fraud.

1993 Roy Campanella, legendary catcher for the Negro Leagues and the Los Angeles Dodgers, dies.

Born on June 26

1742 Arthur Middleton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.