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Show THIS DATK IN HISTORY JUNE SO. IBSl-Death of Capt. John Smith, Virginia colonise, colo-nise, aged 65. lSr-St. Paul's, London, founded. 1?88-New Hampshire ratifies the Federal constitution. consti-tution. 1738-Battle of Vinegar Hill (Irish rebellion) ; Irish defeated. ISls-PenineuIa campaign; Wellington defeats French army at Tittoria, Spain, commanded by Joseph Bonaparte (king) and Marshal Jourdan. The latter loses all his cannon, bagfuge and treasure, including his baton as marshal of France. IMft-Birtb of Jaques Offenbach, onmposer of opera bouffe. 18C4-Federa! attack on Weldon railroad, X'irginia, repulsed wi th a loss of between three and four thousand. . . . ISM-City of M mIco taken and republic re-estab-llshed. ISST-The Victoria jubilee begins. The English people celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of th queen's succession to t thron |