June 2--in 1964, Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) wins the Republican primary in California to put him over the top as teh GOP's presidential standard bearer
June 4-5--in 1942, US forces defeat the Japanese in the Battle of Midway
Jume 4--in 1968, Dr. Max Rafferty, California's Superintendent of Public Instruction and a crusader for education reform, defeats Sen. Tom Kuchel (R-Calif.) in the California primary election and ends the Senate career of a notorious RINO. Sadly, he would go on to lose the general electin to Alan Cranston, an old leftie.
June 5--in 1968, an Arab terrorist guns down Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) in the same building where Max Rafferty is celebrating his primary victory
June 6--in 1918, US Marines stop a German offensive by winning the Battle of Belleau Wood
in 1933, George Deukmejian, California's last conservative governor, is born
in 1976, California voters pass Proposition 13, a property tax limitation initiative
June 8--in 1976, Ronald Reagan wins the California primary, defeating President Gerald R. Ford and breathing life into his presidential campaign and setting up a fight for the nomination at the Republican National Convention
3 posted on 06/08/2013 12:10:50 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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