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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On June 25, 1947, The Diary of a Young Girl—commonly known as The Diary of Anne Frank—was first published, forever embedding itself into the collective conscience as one of the most poignant accounts of human suffering and resilience during World War II. Anne Frank,…
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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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June 25, 1876, saw one of the most famous battles for the American West–one that altered the future of the continent and how the United States conceived itself. On that day, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leading the 7th Cavalry, along with their Native…
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The morning of June 24, 1314, dawned on a sodden and bloodied field near the Bannock Burn, where the fate of a nation hung by a thread. By day’s end, that thread would not snap but be reforged into iron. Against impossible odds, a…
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On June 24, 1497, John Cabot, an Italian navigator commissioned by King Henry VII of England, became the first European to lead an expedition to North America since the Norse explorations of Vinland. His historic landing stood as a pivotal moment in the era…
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On June 24, 1947, a new term entered the American vernaculr: “flying saucer.” On that day a seasoned pilot and businessman Kenneth Arnold had an unusual encounter changed the course of his life and had a dramatic influence on the way humanity places itself…
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On June 23, 1280—amid the smoldering tension of Iberia’s long spiritual war—a Castilian host rode into the mountains west of Granada, bearing the cross upon their banners and the weight of Christendom on their shoulders. These were not mere soldiers of a temporal crown.…
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The Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT, was first administered on June 23, 1926, and has since evolved to become a central component of the college admissions process in the United States. The origin of the SAT can goes back to the early 20th century,…
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Throughout the early 19th century, innovators were determined to revolutionize how we write. On June 23, 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes, a newspaper editor and printer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, partnered with Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule succeeded in making that dream a reality. They…
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