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June 17
1631. Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend 20 years building a mausoleum for his beloved wife. We know it as the Taj Mahal.
1775. The Battle of Bunker Hill is fought. Although a tactical victory for the British, in that they took the hill, they suffered serious losses in doing so.
1932. The "Bonus Army" starts assembling in Washington DC. These were veterans of the First World War, who were seeking early payment of a bonus that had been promised to them. Eventually, they will be dispatched by military forces under the command of Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur. His aide, Dwight Eisenhower, will lament MacArthur's attitude toward the Bonus Army and the publicity-seeking methods MacArthur used.
1944. Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes an independent republic.
(I hope to have more to say on the Bonus Army later)
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