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June 2Until June 30 at Sombat Permpoon Gallery on Sukhumvit Soi 1, see an exhibition of new oil paintings and pen drawings by Thai National Artist Thawan Duchanee. The gallery is open Monday to Sunday from 9 am to 8 pm. For more details, call 02 254 6040. In 1966, NASA spacecraft Surveyor 1 becomes the first US space probe to soft-land on the Moon. |
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June 3Birthday wishes go out to American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro (1950). In 1959, though still a part of the British Empire, Singapore is declared a self-governing state. |
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June 4In 1984, American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen releases the best-selling album of 1985 in the US, Born in the USA. In 1896, Henry Ford gives the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, its first successful test run. |
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June 5In 2012, the transit of Venus, when the planet Venus appears as a small, dark disk moving across the face of the Sun, begins. The next transit of Venus is due to occur on December 10, 2117. In 1949, Orapin Chaiyakan becomes the first female member of Thailand’s Parliament. |
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June 6See Moderndog, Thaitanium and Groove Riders live at the Smileland: Welcome to Thailand Concert. The show starts at 7 pm at Bitec Bangna. Tickets are 800 to 1,200 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 1984, Tetris, one of the best-selling video games of all-time, is released. |
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June 7In 1986, Madonna’s single “Live to Tell,” hits the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1978, pop superstar Prince releases his first single, “Soft and Wet.” |
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June 8In 1992, the first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Happy Birthday to popular American rapper Kanye West (1977). |
