21 June 1798 June 20, 2012 Author: Staff Battle of Vinegar Hill: The British Army defeats the Irish rebels. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories." Dave Barry — Click here for more from Dave Barry Related posts: 8 June 1949 28 October 1776 5 June 1947 26 July 1861 23 June 1314 27 August 1776 4 October 1777 10 June 1965 27 June 1709 3 June 1940 Categories: History Tags: 1798, 21 June