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June, 1752 (exact date unknown): Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous “kite experiment.”
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2021-06-16

June 11, 1825: Sampson Simson, 33° became Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, NMJ.
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2021-06-11

June 7, 1894: Leon M. Abbott was raised a Master Mason in Columbian Lodge in Boston, Massachusetts.
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2021-06-07

May 30, 1778: Voltaire, French Enlightenment philosopher, died in Paris at the age of 83.
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2021-05-30