On this day
June 21
1798 - The British Army defeat Irish rebels in the Battle of Vinegar Hill.
1854 - First Victoria Cross won during bombardment of Bomarsund in the Aland Islands.
1948 - The "Manchester Baby" (SSEM) runs the first ever computer program stored in electronic memory.
1957 - Ellen Louks Fairclough became Canada's first woman Cabinet Minister.
2006 - The newly discovered moons of Pluto are named Nix and Hydra.
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