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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 02 > Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II crowned in 1953

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II crowned in 1953

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
June 2, 2009

Today is Tuesday, June 2, the 153rd day of 2009. There are 212 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History

On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI.

On this date

In 1897, Mark Twain,....

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