June 8: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1042Edward the Confessor became king of England after King Harthacnut's death.
2. 1783Iceland's Laki volcano began a major eruptive period that would last eight months.
3. 1789James Madison presented the constitutional amendments that formed the basis of the Bill of Rights to the US Congress.
4. 1906US President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act, which protected natural and historic sites.
5. 2004Venus passed in front of the Sun as seen from Earth; this rare event had not been observed for over a century.

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