On This Day (onthisday)

On June 15th 2007, gameshow legend Bob Barker stepped down from his role at The Price is Right, after over 30 years 🤯 If you relate, you relate 🔥

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On June 17th 1967, China tested its first hydrogen bomb, codenamed Test No. 6. The successful detonation marked a significant milestone in China's nuclear weapons technology, at the time making it the only the 4th country to develop such a bomb.

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On June 14th 1800, the Battle of Marengo was fought between French and Austrian forces. Napoleon Bonaparte and his army came out victorious and drove Austrian forces out of Italy. The victory further solidified Napoleon's political power in Paris.

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On June 18th 1908, the University of the Philippines is established. Created from the University Act, it became the country's national university. The Philippine College of Medicine was the first college in the system, previously the Philippine Medical School, established 3 years prior. Through its growth and reorganization over decades, the University of the Philippines System (UP) ultimately came to have 8 constituent universities. The main campus being UP Diliman in present day Quezon City. Today enrollment is estimated at over 40,000 undergraduate students and over 16,000 graduate students across all campuses.

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