Seeds of Fire: A People’s Chronology

Recalling events that happened on this day in history.
Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence.

Compiled by Ulli Diemer

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June 6, 1683
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world’s first university museum.
Related Topics: Museums
June 6, 1752  
A devastating fire destroys one-third of Moscow, including 18,000 homes.
Related Topics: DisastersFireMoscow
June 6, 1829
Death of Shanawdithit, the last known living member of the Beothuk people of Newfoundland.
June 6, 1982
Israeli forces invade Lebanon, beginning the 1982 Lebanon War.
Related Topics: Israeli MilitaryLebanonWar



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