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  1. 5 hours ago

    Japanese resistance on Okinawa was finally crushed this day in 1945, less than three months after U.S. troops landed there as the last stepping-stone before the planned assault on Japan's main islands in World War II. (📷 U.S. Department of Defense)

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  2. Jun 19

    Should the federal government pay reparations to the descendants of slaves? Why or why not? Read the pros and cons - via

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  3. Jun 19

    , also called Emancipation Day, or Juneteenth Independence Day, holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, observed annually on June 19. Juneteenth is celebrated on Saturday, June 19, 2021.

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  4. Jun 19

    This we are learning about slavery in our Britannica All New Kids’ Encyclopedia. You can learn all about how and why it happened, and how it was abolished!

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  5. Jun 18

    Napoleon was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo, ending 23 years of recurrent warfare between France and the other powers of Europe. (📷 © Images)

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  6. Jun 17

    in 1631, Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahān, died during childbirth, and in her memory he built the Taj Mahal, the most famous building in India. (📷 © modestlife/stock.adobe.com)

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  7. Jun 17

    Who wants to tell them?

    To everyone that went through school without the internet… how?
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  8. Jun 16

    Find out: What is the largest meteotsunami ever recorded?

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  9. Jun 16

    Born : Tupac Shakur, in full Tupac Amaru Shakur, original name Lesane Parish Crooks, bynames 2Pac and Makaveli, American rapper and actor who was one of the leading names in 1990s gangsta rap. (📷 Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock.com)

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  10. Jun 15

    Have you seen (or heard) cicadas yet?

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  11. Jun 15

    Which animal is the smartest?

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    In 1844, Charles Goodyear received a patent for the process of rubber vulcanization. (📷 Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. - Digital File Number: cph 3a09814)

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  13. Jun 14

    This we are celebrating Martha P.Johnson, who features in Listified! She was a leading figure in the when a bar called the Stonewall Inn started a protest against the police raids. Learn more from

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  14. Jun 14

    in 1940, the first transport of Polish political prisoners arrived at Auschwitz, which became Nazi Germany's largest concentration, extermination, and slave-labour camp, where more than one million people died. (📷 © Hulton Archive—Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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  15. Jun 14

    , also called National Flag Day, in the United States, a day honoring the national flag, observed on June 14. Learn more about the United States flag:

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  16. Jun 11

    Times were likely already tough for the dinosaurs.

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  17. Jun 11

    Check out what one of our editors had to say and compare it with your own response!

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  18. Jun 11

    in 1880, American politician Jeannette Rankin, the first woman to be a member of the U.S. Congress (1917–19, 1941–43), was born. 📷 Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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  19. Jun 10

    Show what you know: What are spider webs made of? 🕷️🕸️

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  20. Jun 10

    Have you ever been curious about this?

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