8 June 2004 June 7, 2013 Author: Staff The second ever Venus Transit viewed from Earth takes place in modern history takes place. Famous Words of Inspiration..."To be a great leader and so always master of the situation, one must of necessity have been a great thinker in action. An eagle was never yet hatched from a goose's egg." James Thomas — Click here for more from James Thomas Related posts: 24 June 1945 2 June 1962 10 August 1990 2 May 2004 Categories: History