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June 4, 1919: Congress Sends A Choice To The Country

On June 4, 1919, the United States Congress approved the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, formally initiating the final phase of a political struggle that had spanned more than seven decades. With the stroke of a legislative pen, Congress did not merely advance a…

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June 4, 1896: Henry Ford Takes A Test Drive

On June 4, 1896, in the early hours of the morning, Henry Ford took his first significant step towards revolutionizing personal transportation by test-driving his pioneering invention, the Ford Quadricycle. This event marked a pivotal moment not only in Ford’s life but also in…

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June 3, 1863: Lee Heads North

On June 3, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia—ragged, proud, and buoyed by recent triumph—began its long march out of war-ravaged Virginia and into the lush, unbloodied countryside of Pennsylvania. At its head rode General Robert E. Lee, whose strategic genius and battlefield audacity…

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June 3, 1492: The World Gets A Globe

On June 3, 1492, Martin Behaim, a German textile merchant and cartographer, presented to an audience in Nuremberg something that few had never seen before: a globe. Calling it The Erdapfel, which translates to “earth apple,” Behaim carefully managed the construction of the globe…

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June 2, 1953: A Queen Gets Her Crown

On June 2, 1953, the world watched intently as Queen Elizabeth II officially received her crown.  Elizabeth’s coronation occurred while her country still had scars from World War II. NPR writes that “the start of the 25-year-old’s reign was widely seen as the dawn…

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