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Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

This day in history

26 June, 2012 - 00:00

1919: The First Congress of Youth Communist Organizations convenes in Ukraine and forms the Komsomol of Ukraine.

1926: Ukrainian immigrants establish the Ukrainian Workers Self-Education Society as a cultural and educational organization.

1938: The first elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR are held; 304 members (deputies) are elected.

1946: The Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR adopts a resolution on measures for improvement of public reserves and natural monuments.

1993: The International Congress of Ukrainian Students begins in Kyiv.

1994: Presidential elections in Ukraine show that none of the seven candidates has collected the required number of votes; the second round is assigned and this time Leonid Kravchuk and Leonid Kuchma turn out to be in the lead.

2006: The Ukrainian national team gets in the quarterfinals of the World Soccer Championship for the first time in its history, beating the Swedes (3:0).

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