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HISTORY OF June 10, 1752, a kite flown by Benjamin Franklin was struck by lightning. In 1935, Dr. Robert Smith and Bill Wilson of Akron, Ohio formed Alcoholics Anonymous. June 11, 1770, Capt. James Cook, commander of the British ship Endeavour, discovered the Great Barrier Reef off Australia by running onto it. In 1776, the Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence from Britain. June 12, 1898, Philippine nationalists declared independence from Spain. In 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were slashed to death outside her Los Angeles home. June 13, 1927, aviation hero Charles Lindbergh was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York. In 1944, Germany began launching flying-bomb attacks against Britain. June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes, replacing the Grand Union flag. (That’s why this is Flag Day.) In 1954, President Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance. June 15, 1215, England’s King John put his seal to the Magna Carta - "the Great Charter" - at Runnymede, granting his barons more liberty. In 1775, the Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington head of the Continental Army. June 16, 1858, in a speech in Springfield, Ill., U.S. Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved, declaring, "A house divided against itself cannot stand." In 1963, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, into orbit. Answer to last week’s question: This week in 1977, Seattle Slew completed horse racing’s Triple Crown by winning the Belmont Stakes. This week’s question: In June 1940, the first comic strip drawn by a woman appeared in a Chicago newspaper. What was it called?
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