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June 9

Abraham Whipple

• 1549 – The first Book of Common Prayer was legally mandated by Parliament, introducing a fully vernacular Protestant liturgy to the Church of England.
• 1772 – In an act of defiance against the Navigation Acts, American colonists led by Abraham Whipple (pictured) attacked and burned the British schooner Gaspee.
• 1944 – World War II: In reprisal for successful French Resistance attacks, German SS and SD troops hanged 99 men in the town of Tulle.
• 1954 – During hearings investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy, Army lawyer Joseph N. Welch asked McCarthy: "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
• 1999 – Yugoslav Wars: The Kumanovo Agreement was signed, bringing an end to the Kosovo War the next day.

Kortnei Johnson

• ... that Kortnei Johnson (pictured) became a seven-time state sprinting champion for the University Interscholastic League despite training on grass and cement?
• ... that over the course of several decades, the missionaries of New Zealand's German Mission House failed to convert a single person?
• ... that all 55 people killed during the Great Genna Martyrdom in 1622 were beatified by Pope Pius IX more than two hundred years later?
• ... that S'Klallam artist Jeffrey Veregge's "Salish Geek" style blended traditional formline art techniques with bright colors and pop culture references?
• ... that the daimyo of Kumamoto is said to have spent a thousand gold pieces in one night at an Ōsakishimojima teahouse?
• ... that in 2024, C. J. Hanson became the first player from his school to be chosen in the NFL draft since 1989?
• ... that the Chinese Red Army housed its political directorate in a Catholic church in 1935?
• ... that people in Madagascar perform algebra on tree seeds in order to tell the future?

Boeing Starliner launch

• The
  its first crewed flight (launch pictured), carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station
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• The CNSA Chang'e 6 completes sampling and takeoff from the far side of the Moon.
• Claudia Sheinbaum is elected as the president of Mexico.
• In South Africa's general election, the African National Congress wins the most seats but loses its majority for the first time since the end of apartheid.