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Konrad Kujau

The forged diaries of Adolf Hitler are a series of sixty volumes of journals created by Konrad Kujau (pictured) between 1981 and 1983. They were purchased in 1983 for 9.3 million Deutsche Marks (US$3.7 million) by the West German news magazine Stern through one of their journalists, Gerd Heidemann. Stern sold serialisation rights to several news organisations, including The Sunday Times. In April 1983, at a press conference to announce the forthcoming publication, several historians—including two who had previously authenticated the diaries—raised questions over their validity, and subsequent forensic examination quickly confirmed they were forgeries. As Stern's scoop began to unravel, it became clear that Heidemann, who had an obsession with the Nazis, had stolen a significant proportion of the money provided. Kujau and Heidemann both spent time in prison for their parts in the fraud, and several newspaper editors lost their jobs. The scandal has been adapted for the screen twice: as Selling Hitler (1991) for the British ITV channel, and the following year as Schtonk!, a German film. (Full article...)

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David Cameron

After the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union, British Prime Minister David Cameron (pictured) announces he will resign by October.
A tornado kills at least 98 people and injures approximately 800 others in Jiangsu Province, China.
In basketball, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA Finals.
The United Nations reports 80,000 civilians have fled Fallujah, as Iraqi Army and Shia militias retake most of the city from ISIL.

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June 25: Croatian Statehood Day and Slovenian Statehood Day; Armed Forces Day in the United Kingdom (2016)

British soldiers evacuating from France

1658 – Anglo-Spanish War: English colonial forces repelled a Spanish attack in the largest battle ever fought on Jamaica.
1910 – The United States Congress passed the Mann Act, which prohibited interstate transport of females for "immoral purposes".
1940 – Second World War: The evacuation of nearly 200,000 Allied soldiers (pictured) from French ports was completed.
1967 – More than 400 million people viewed Our World, the first live, international satellite television production.
2006 – Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was kidnapped in a cross-border raid from the Gaza Strip on the crossing Kerem Shalom, and was held hostage by Hamas until 2011.

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Fernanda Lima (b. 1977) is a Brazilian actress, model, businesswoman, journalist, and television host. Following a short career in film and telenovelas, she established herself in popular culture as the host of a variety of shows on MTV Brasil, Rede TV!, and Globo TV. In 2014, she was contracted by FIFA to be the muse of the World Cup and of the Ballon d'Or.

Photograph: Alex Carvalho

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