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Historical Events in June 1770

  • Jun 3 Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo founded in California

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Jun 11 Captain James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia

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  • Jun 19 General Church of New Jerusalem established
  • Jun 19 Emanuel Swedenborg reports the completion of the Second Coming of Christ in his work True Christian Religion
  • Jun 28 Quakers open a school for blacks in Philadelphia

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