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Confederate flag originally issued to the regiment The 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In 1862, the unit entered Confederate service and participated in the Battle of Prairie Grove, where the unit's charges against the Union lines were repulsed by artillery fire. The regiment spent early 1863 encamped near Little Rock and Pine Bluff in Arkansas, and was part of the Confederate defense of Little Rock before retiring to Camp Bragg. In 1864, the regiment went to Louisiana to help defend against the Red River campaign. It was part of a failed attack at the Battle of Pleasant Hill, then sent back to Arkansas. The regiment took part in a failed attack at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, then was stationed at several points in Louisiana and Arkansas. After the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department surrendered, the men of the 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment were paroled on June 7, ending the regiment's service. (Full article...) Recently featured: American logistics in the Northern France campaign Trafford Park 1880 Republican National Convention Archive By email More featured articles About
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Francis W. Joaque ... that Francis W. Joaque (pictured) was one of the earliest African photographers? ... that the Green Bay Packers have achieved a team-record 23-point comeback twice: once in 1982, and again in 2013? ... that Bach's Easter Oratorio has been regarded as a sequel to his St John Passion? ... that Ayman Hassouna led a student expedition to investigate archaeological sites in Gaza? ... that the Grand Prix of Finland was held again in 2022 after Russia was banned from hosting international figure skating competitions? ... that as a child, Annis Lee Wister translated Struwwelpeter from German to English? ... that Femke Bol's time of 49.17 seconds on 2 March 2024 broke her own 400 m short track world record? ... that fighter pilot Luther H. Richmond kept his P-51 Mustang's shiny, silver, no-camouflage finish to tempt enemies into aerial combat? ... that the male pink scaled squid has been observed to mate upside down? Archive Start a new article Nominate an article
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Official portrait, 1992 Barbara Bush (June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018) was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, the wife of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush. Born in New York City and raised in Rye, her children include George W. Bush, the 43rd president, and Jeb Bush, the 43rd governor of Florida. She and Abigail Adams are the only two women to be the wife of one U.S. president and the mother of another. Bush was generally popular as First Lady, recognized for her apolitical grandmotherly image. Founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, and diagnosed with Graves' disease in 1989, she frequently carried out charity work, including support for people with AIDS. She spoke at commencement in 1990 at Wellesley College; her selection was controversial, but the speech was widely regarded as a success. She remained active in political campaigning after leaving the White House, as her sons George and Jeb each ran for both governor and president. (Full article...) Recently featured: 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) American logistics in the Northern France campaign Trafford Park Archive By email More featured articles About

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Lee Jae-myung Lee Jae-myung (pictured) is elected as president of South Korea. Prime minister of Mongolia Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigns after weeks of protests. In cricket, the Indian Premier League concludes with Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeating Punjab Kings. Karol Nawrocki is elected as president of Poland. Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat is sworn in as episcopal co-prince of Andorra. Ongoing: Gaza war Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: John E. Thrasher Étienne-Émile Baulieu Marc Garneau Edmund White Xu Qiliang Abdul Ismail Nominate an article
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June 7 Monument of Branimir 879 – Pope John VIII officially recognised Croatia as an independent state, and Branimir (monument pictured) as its duke. 1628 – The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document that set out specific liberties of individuals, received royal assent from King Charles I. 1917 – First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under German lines, killing perhaps 10,000 in the deadliest non-nuclear man-made explosion in history during the Battle of Messines. 1948 – Anti-Jewish riots broke out in the French protectorate in Morocco, during which 44 people were killed and 150 injured. 1969 – In their only UK concert, the rock supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and Ginger Baker, debuted in London's Hyde Park in front of 100,000 fans. Roderigo Lopes (d. 1594) Paul Gauguin (b. 1848) Louise Erdrich (b. 1954) Mike Pence (b. 1959) More anniversaries: June 6 June 7 June 8 Archive By email List of days of the year About
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June 8 Margaret Bondfield 1826 – In York, Upper Canada, members of the Family Compact destroyed William Lyon Mackenzie's printing press in the Types Riot after Mackenzie accused them of corruption. 1929 – Margaret Bondfield (pictured) became the first female member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom when she was named Minister of Labour by Ramsay MacDonald. 1941 – World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant. 1953 – An F5 tornado struck Flint and Beecher, Michigan, causing 116 fatalities, 844 injuries and $19 million in damage during a larger tornado outbreak sequence. William of York (d. 1154) Cora Agnes Benneson (d. 1919) Lauren Burns (b. 1974) Omar Bongo (d. 2009) More anniversaries: June 7 June 8 June 9 Archive By email List of days of the year About

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Mount Rundle is a mountain in Banff National Park that overlooks the towns of Banff and Canmore in the Canadian province of Alberta. Geologically, it consists of limestones, dolomitic limestones, dolomites and shales of Paleozoic age. In ascending order, they belong to the Palliser, Exshaw and Banff Formations, topped by the Rundle Group, which was named after the mountain. Mount Rundle could be considered a small mountain range as the mountain extends for more than 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway eastward from Banff to Canmore, and has seven distinct peaks. The southeasternmost of these peaks is the East End of Rundle, pictured here from the trail to Ha Ling Peak, with Whitemans Pond in the foreground.

Photograph credit: The Cosmonaut

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Set design for Act III of the opera Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué, composed by Daniel Auber with a libretto by Eugène Scribe. Created for the première performance at the Salle Le Peletier of the Paris Opera on 27 February 1833.

The opera concerns some aspects of the real-life assassination of Gustav III, King of Sweden. Its libretto was used as the original basis for Giuseppe Verdi's later Un ballo in maschera, though Italian censorship forced numerous changes to that version.

Set design credit: Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri; restored by Adam Cuerden

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