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Today in History: June 26

0363 Roman Emperor Julian dies, ending the Pagan Revival.

1804 The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the mouth of the Kansas River after completing a westward trek of nearly 400 river miles.

1862 General Robert E. Lee attacks George McClellan's line at Mechanicsville during the Seven Days' campaign.

1863 Jubal Early and his Confederate forces move into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1900 The United States announces it will send troops to fight against the Boxer Rebellion in China.

1917 General Pershing arrives in France with the American Expeditionary Force.

1918 The Germans begin firing their huge 420 mm howitzer, "Big Bertha," at Paris.

1924 After eight years of occupation, American troops leave the Dominican Republic.

1963 President John Kennedy announces "Ich bin ein Berliner" at the Berlin Wall.

1993 Roy Campanella, legendary catcher for the Negro Leagues and the Los Angeles Dodgers, dies.

2021 Sydney goes into a two-week lockdown amid a Delta variant COVID-19 outbreak and low levels of vaccination

2021 South Africa announces 14-day lockdown to counter a third COVID-19 wave of infections fueled by the Delta variant, with only 2.5 million vaccines administrated

Born on June 26

1819 Abner Doubleday, Civil War general.

1904 Peter Lorre, film actor (Casablanca, M).

1909 Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager.

JOTD
God and Satan arranged a basketball game between Heaven and Hell.

"I know for a fact we are gonna win," said God. "We have all the best players up here...Wilt Chamberlain, Moses Malone, Kobe Bryant, and so on."
"I wouldn't count on that, God," said Satan. "You see, down here, we have all the referees."