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Today in History: July 1, Dominion of Canada is formed
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The Meanings Behind Popular Champagne Names
Mashed via Yahoo News· 41 minutes agoWith control over his own vineyards, Louis Roederer could modify his grapes according to soil conditions, sun exposure, or hill slope (a combination of...
Today in History: June 24, Sally Ride completes historic space shuttle mission
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Today in History: Supreme Court ends constitutional protections for abortion
Chicago Tribune· 1 day agoOn June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in...
Today in History: June 22, Hitler and the Nazis invade the Soviet Union
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Today in History: July 2, Civil Rights Act signed into law
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoToday is Tuesday, July 2, the 184th day of 2024. On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress prohibiting discrimination ...
Today in History: July 4, Declaration of Independence adopted in Philadelphia
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoToday is Thursday, July 4, the 186th day of 2024. This is Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental ...
Today in History: June 30, Night of the Long Knives
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoToday is Sunday, June 30, the 182nd day of 2024. On June 30, 1934, Adolf Hitler launched his “blood purge” of political and military rivals in Germany in what came to be known as the “Night of the Long Knives.”
Today in History: July 5, Dolly the sheep marks cloning breakthrough
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoToday is Friday, July 5, the 187th day of 2024. On July 5, 1996, Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell by scientists at the Roslin Institute ...
Today in History: June 22, Hitler and the Nazis invade the Soviet Union - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 3 days agoToday in History Today is Saturday, June 22, the 174th day of 2024. There are 192 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight ...