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2017

The first comprehensive genetic study of cats, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, reveals that they were domesticated 9,000 years ago and are descended from a single species (the African wildcat).

2014

Felipe VI ascends to the Spanish throne following the abdication of his father, King Juan Carlos I.

1991

Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar surrenders to the police.

1978

Garfield the cat makes his first appearance in American newspapers.

1973

The production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” premieres in London.

Gordie Howe leaves the NHL to join the WHA so he can play alongside his sons Mark and Marty.

1956

Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin end their partnership after 10 years and 16 films.

1942

Norma Jeane Mortenson, better known as Marilyn Monroe, marries Jimmy Dougherty for the first time at the age of 21.

1910

The first Father’s Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.

1625

The first Jesuit missionary arrives in Canada. Jean de Brébeuf builds a settlement on the Saint-Charles River near Quebec City.

It happened on… June 19

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