1832 – In yet another major civil disturbance in the French capital, the June Rebellion breaks out in Paris in an attempt to overthrow the monarchy of Louis Philippe. It is a generally accepted truism that, of all the seasons, Summer is generally the best to riot in the streets.
1862 – The Treaty of Saigon is signed, ceding parts of south Vietnam to France.
1916 – Louis Brandeis becomes a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The first American Jew to hold such a position.
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