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Today in History: June 6, D-Day in Normandy during World War II
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Today in History: June 3, Muhammad Ali dies
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Today in History: June 5, Robert F. Kennedy assassinated
San Francisco Chronicle· 39 minutes agoToday is Wednesday, June 5, the 157th day of 2024. On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California’s Democratic ...
Today in History: June 7, Supreme Court rejects contraceptive ban in Griswold v. Connecticut
San Francisco Chronicle· 38 minutes agoToday is Friday, June 7, the 159th day of 2024. On June 7, 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Griswold v. Connecticut, struck down, 7-2, a Connecticut law used to prosecute ...
Today in History: June 2, Elizabeth II becomes queen of England
seattlepi.com· 39 minutes agoToday is Sunday, June 2, the 154th day of 2024. There are 212 days left in the year. On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 at a ceremony in London’s Westminster ...
Today in History: June 4, World War II’s Battle of Midway begins in the Pacific
San Francisco Chronicle· 39 minutes agoToday is Tuesday, June 4, the 156th day of 2024. There are 210 days left in the year. On June 4, 1942, the World War II Battle of Midway began, resulting in a decisive American ...
Today in History: May 27, the Golden Gate Bridge opens
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Today in History: May 26, Obama nominates Sotomayor to Supreme Court | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 1 day agoToday is Sunday, May 26, the 147th day of 2024. There are 219 days left in the year.
Citizen archivists are helping reveal the untold stories of Revolutionary War veterans
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 minutes agoWho are citizen archivists? How this history fan gets to read JFK's telegrams, Titanic insurance...
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Arizona Daily Sun· 1 day agoOn May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for about 9 1/2 minutes...