On This Day - June 26, A Shot Of History

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1960 – Madagascar gains its independence from France.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecSCaZ_XPlo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-TY63iennI

1963 – U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected theBerlin Wall.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaZ3onbUrew

2000 – John Paul II reveals the third secret of Fátima.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Secrets_of_F%C3%A1tima
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUtfW2-g2pg

1942 – Gilberto Gil, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and politician born.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto_Gil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lSS_sJ1zic

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