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1 - 5 of 5 Interesting & Fun 9th of June Facts: |
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| 68 - Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditus to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging. |
| 1534 - Jacques Cartier is the first European to discover the St. Lawrence River. |
| 1732 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. |
| 1772 - British vessel Gaspee is burned off of Rhode Island. |
| 1790 - Philadelphia Spelling Book by John Barry becomes the first book to be copyrighted in the United States. |
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