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Historical Events in June 1675

  • Jun 20 Abenaki, Massachusetts, Mohegan and Wampanoag Native Americans form anti-English front under Metacom
  • Jun 20 King Philip's War begins when a small band of Wampanoag men attack and kill colonists in Swansea, Massachusetts, returning a few days later and destroying town

St Paul's Defies Bombing Conflagration

Jun 21 Foundation stone for London's St. Paul’s Cathedral is laid

Herbert Mason's iconic photograph of St Paul's surrounded by fire and destruction

Historic Event

Jun 22 Royal Greenwich Observatory established in England by Charles II

Charles II
King of England Charles II
  • Jun 25 Battle at Rathenow: Brandenburgers beat Sweden
  • Jun 28 Battle at Fehrbellin: Brandenburg army beats Sweden
  • Jun 28 King Philip's War: Colonial militia destroys Wampanoag settlement at Mount Hope in Bristol, Rhode Island, in response to recent attacks at Swansea, Massachusetts

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