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June 20, 1945: The Most Controversial Immigration Decision

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June 20, 2025

In the uneasy interregnum between Nazi defeat and Soviet ascendance, as Europe’s cities lay in ruins and the ashes of fascist ambition still smoldered, the United States made a decision as consequential as it was morally fraught. On June 20, 1945, the Department of…

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June 14, 1949: Albert II Becomes The First Mammal in Space

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June 14, 2025

On June 14, 1949, a rhesus monkey named Albert II made history by becoming the first mammal—and the first monkey—to travel into space. Strapped into the nose cone of a repurposed German V-2 rocket, Albert II reached an altitude of 83 miles (134 kilometers),…

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