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Historical Holidays IV

BY Heath Row | 06-14-2004 | 11:13 AM

This blog is written by a member of our blogging community and expresses that member's views alone.

It's not been a bad week-plus for business innovation:

On June 3, 1965, the first American space walk occurred.
On June 4, 1626, Dutch colonist Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan.
On June 6, 1934, the Securities and Exchange Commission was established.
On June 8, 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright was born.
On June 10, 1652, the first U.S. Mint was opened.
On June 12, 1997, Major League Baseball began interleague games.

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