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June 27

4 sourced moments from June 27 in history: Mormon founder Joseph Smith was killed by a mob in Illinois (1844); The First Person to Sail Alone Around the World (1898); The world's first cash machine opened for business in London (1967), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on June 27

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1991 History · War & Conflict

The Yugoslav wars began with fighting in Slovenia

Days after Slovenia declared independence, federal tanks rolled toward its borders, opening a ten-day war and the violent end of Yugoslavia.

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1967 Technology · Inventions

The world's first cash machine opened for business in London

A sitcom star fed a paper voucher into a wall in Enfield and walked away with cash, inventing a daily ritual for billions.

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1898 Geography · Borders & Maps

The First Person to Sail Alone Around the World

After three years and 46,000 miles, a lone sea captain ghosted into Newport harbor at 1 a.m. and into the record books.

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1844 Religion & Beliefs · Major Religions

Mormon founder Joseph Smith was killed by a mob in Illinois

An armed mob with gunpowder-blackened faces stormed an Illinois jail and shot the Latter-day Saint movement's founder and his brother.

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