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June 27, 1974: Nixon Returns To The USSR

On June 27, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in Moscow for what would be his final summit with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev—a visit overshadowed by scandal at home and a shifting geopolitical order abroad. Though the meeting marked a continuation of the historic…

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June 27, 1974: Nixon Returns To The USSR

On June 27, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in Moscow for what would be his final summit with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev—a visit overshadowed by scandal at home and a shifting geopolitical order abroad. Though the meeting marked a continuation of the historic…

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June 27, 1905: The ‘Potemkin’ Makes History

Hungry sailors are not to be trifled with. That’s what happened aboard the Russian battleship the Potemkin on June 27, 1905. Spoiled meat sparked a storm of rebellion that echoed across revolutionary-minded Russia.  The US Naval Institute helps contextualize things: “For a century before 1905, Imperial Russia was…

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June 26, 2000: The Genomic Age Begins

It was a moment suspended between science and scripture: on June 26, 2000, mankind read the first legible draft of its own instruction manual. In simultaneous announcements from Washington, D.C. and London, leaders of the public Human Genome Project and its private-sector competitor, Celera…

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June 26, 1945: The World Joins Together

On June 26, 1945, the world came together to create the United Nations, marking a pivotal moment in international diplomacy. In the auditorium of the Herbst Theater in San Francisco, delegates from 50 nations gathered together in hopes of creating an organization that would…

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June 25, 1950: War Begins In Korea

On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel in a coordinated and well-planned assault, sparking the Korean War. The invasion was a surprise, catching South Korean and American forces off guard. Within hours, the North Korean People’s Army (KPA) overwhelmed South…

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