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8 June

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Contemporary era

1972

The Napalm Girl photo

On 8 June 1972, a photo of children fleeing napalm in Vietnam shocked world opinion.

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Contemporary era

1949

Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four

On 8 June 1949, George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published.

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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

793

Viking raid on Lindisfarne

On 8 June 793, the sack of Lindisfarne monastery opened the Viking Age.

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