1306 The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Robert the Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven 1829 Robert Peel introduces the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 into Parliament to establish a unified police force for London, the city's 1st modern police force 1862 Slavery outlawed in US territories 1865 Union General Gordon Granger declares slaves are free in Texas, now the date the end of slavery is celebrated across the US as Juneteenth 1944 World War II: First day of the 2 day Battle of the Philippine Sea, US naval forces defeat Japanese fleet 1991 Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar surrenders to police | 
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