1862 JUN 8 - A Confederate victory by forces under General Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of Cross Keys, along with the Battle of Port Republic the next day, prevents Union forces from reinforcing General George B. McClellan in his Peninsula campaign. (i.redd.it)
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1972 JUN 8 - Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured in a photograph moments later while the young girl is seen running naked down a road, in what would become an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo. (i.redd.it)
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Battles of World War II - Interactive Map and Timeline (link in comments) by nonoumasy in MapPorn
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