Event:
Petro Poroshenko is inaugurated as the new Ukrainian president; Poroshenko took a firm stand on keeping Ukraine united and suggested plans to ease tensions in the eastern part of the country, including an offer of amnesty for separatists
More Notable Events on June 7:
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1982 President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth
1981 Israeli F-15's and F-16's destroys Iraqi plutonium production facility
1929 Vatican City becomes a sovereign state
1864 Abe Lincoln renominated for President by Republican Party
