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Events:

• June 5- June 9 - Houston, Texas is devastated by flooding when Tropical Storm AllisonTropical Storm Allison was a tropical storm that devastated southeast Texas in 2001. It was one of the deadliest and most destructive storms of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season, killing 41 people across the United States and causing over $5 billion in d dumps 36 inches of rainRain is a form of precipitation, as are snow, sleet, hail, and dew. Rain forms when separate drops of water fall to the Earth's surface from clouds. Not all rain reaches the surface, however; some evaporates while falling through dry air, a type of precip on the city. Particularly hard hit are the downtown area and the Texas Medical CenterThe Texas Medical Center is the largest and one of the most famous groups of medical institutions worldwide. It is located in midtown Houston, Texas, United States. Many famous people have been flown into the Medical Center. Adjacent to the center is Herm, which lost years of research and data and thousands of lab animals. Twenty-two people die; damage exceeds five billion American dollarsThe United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. It is also widely used as a reserve currency outside of the United States. Currently, the issuance of currency is controlled by the Federal Reserve Banking system. The most commonly u.
• June 7June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. Events 1099 Beginning of Siege of Jerusalem (1099) 1494 Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the - Tony BlairThe Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953) has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 1997, when he brought the Labour Party into power after 18 consecutive years of Conservative government. After becoming the's Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a centre- left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdom's three main political parties. Under its leader Tony Blair it won a landslide in the 1997 general election, and forme elected for second term in UK General Election
• June 19 - 23 people killed and 11 wounded by an American missile hitting a soccer field in northern Iraq, county of Tel Afr
• June 20 - Andrea Yates drowns her children in a bathtub and confesses to her crime. She would get life in prison for it.
• June 21 - Total solar eclipse