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Historical Events in June 1854

  • Jun 10 German mathematician Bernhard Reiman proposes that space is curved
  • Jun 10 The first class of the United States Naval Academy students graduate
  • Jun 13 Anthony Faas, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, patents the 1st US accordion, having made improvements to both the keyboard, and to enhance the sound (Patent No. 11,062)
  • Jun 21 First Victoria Cross won during the bombardment of Bomarsund in the Aland Islands during the Crimean War
  • Jun 23 Antwerp-Roosendaal railway goes into use
  • Jun 29 Netherlands allows corporal punishment