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* June 10 - [[James A. Colescott]] replaces [[Hiram Wesley Evans]] as Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. | * June 10 - [[James A. Colescott]] replaces [[Hiram Wesley Evans]] as Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. | ||
* June 24 - [[Plaek Phibunsongkhram]], Prime Minister of Siam, renames the country Thailand. | * June 24 - [[Plaek Phibunsongkhram]], Prime Minister of Siam, renames the country Thailand. | ||
* August - End of the Great Palestinian Revolt. | |||
* August 23 - The [[Vyacheslav Molotov|Molotov]]-[[Joachim von Ribbentrop|Ribbentrop]] Pact is signed between the Nazi Party and the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], mandating peace between the two parties. | * August 23 - The [[Vyacheslav Molotov|Molotov]]-[[Joachim von Ribbentrop|Ribbentrop]] Pact is signed between the Nazi Party and the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], mandating peace between the two parties. | ||
* August 25 - The [[Irish Republican Army]] bombs the city of Coventry in England, killing 5 people and injuring 70. | * August 25 - The [[Irish Republican Army]] bombs the city of Coventry in England, killing 5 people and injuring 70. | ||