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Today in History - June 13
On June 13, 1942, some six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Office of War Information (OWI) was created. Continue reading.
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![]() Today in History - June 13 On June 13, 1942, some six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Office of War Information (OWI) was created. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more..
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![]() A bit of June 13th history…1774 - Rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves 1865 - President Johnson proclaims reconstruction of confederate states 1920 - US Post Office says children cannot be sent by parcel post (pictured) 1966 - US Supreme Court’s Miranda decision - suspects must be informed of rights 1967 - Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st African American Supreme Court Justice 1994 - Jury in Anchorage, Alaska blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages 2018 - Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate - 200 billion tons a year, 3 trillion tons in 25 years A bit of June 13th history… 1774 - Rhode Island becomes 1st... ![]() Today in History - June 12 On June 12, 1806, John A. Roebling, civil engineer and designer of bridges, was born in Mühlhausen, Prussia. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. ![]() A bit of June 12th history…1859 - Comstock Silver Lode discovered in Nevada, 1st major silver discovery in US 1897 - Possibly the most severe earthquake in history strikes Assam, India; shock waves felt over an area the size of Europe 1964 - Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa 1967 - US Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages 2019 - Earliest evidence of humans smoking cannabis discovered in 2500 year old grave in China (pictured a brazier which cannabis leaves and hot stones were put in and resulting smoke was inhaled) A bit of June 12th history… 1859 - Comstock Silver Lode... ![]() Today in History - June 11 On June 11, 1927, Charles Lindbergh received the first Distinguished Flying Cross ever awarded. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. ![]() A bit of June 11th history…1184 BC - Troy is sacked and burned according to calculations of Eratosthenes 1742 - Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove 1776 - Continental Congress creates committee (Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Sherman and Livingston) to draft a Declaration of Independence 1963 - President Kennedy says segregation is morally wrong and that it is “time to act” 1963 - Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc immolates himself at a Saigon intersection, creating a Vietnam War iconic image (pictured) 2009 - WHO declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic - the 1st in 40 years 2018 - Net neutrality is officially repealed by Federal Communications Commission in the US A bit of June 11th history… 1184 BC - Troy is sacked and burned... ![]() Today in History - June 10 On June 10, 1898, U.S. Marines landed at Guantánamo Bay. For the next month, American troops fought a land war in Cuba that resulted in the end of Spanish colonial rule in the Western Hemisphere. Continue reading. On June 10, 2003, The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, Michigan, opened a lunch-style restaurant, Mrs. Fisher's Southern Cooking. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. ![]() A bit of June 10th history… 1190 - Third Crusade: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River (modern Turkey) leading an army to Jerusalem 1692 - 1st victim of the Salem witch trials, Bridget Bishop, is hanged for witchcraft in the colony of Massachusetts (pictured) 1845 - Andrew Jackson’s African Gray Parrot “Poll” is removed from his funeral for swearing “so loud and long as to disturb the people” 1955 - 1st separation of virus into component parts reported 1984 - US missile shoots down an incoming missile in space for 1st time 2003 - The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission A bit of June 10th history… 1190 - Third Crusade: Holy Roman... ![]() Take the Library of Congress Survey Over the past year, like you, the Library of Congress has adjusted, recalibrated and learned. We want to continue to learn from you about what more we can do. 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