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On July 8, 1497, Vasco da Gama departed on his first voyage and became the first European to reach India by sea. The Portuguese navigator...
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Jul 81 min read
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On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt was the first woman to be executed by the U.S. federal government. Surratt was put to death by hanging due...
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Jul 71 min read
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On June 23, 1992, after being convicted in April, mafia boss John Gotti Jr. was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of...
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Jun 231 min read
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On June 19, 1910, the first Father’s Day was celebrated in the state of Washington. President Lyndon B. Johnson had made the first...
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Jun 191 min read
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On June 18, 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman passenger to fly across the Atlantic aboard the Fokker Friendship. Earhart...
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Jun 181 min read
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On June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor. The gift from France arrived in 350 individual pieces after it...
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Jun 171 min read
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On June 16, 1884, the first authentic roller coaster opened up in America at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, NY. LaMarcus Thompson designed...
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Jun 161 min read
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On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to be the first African American justice on the Supreme Court....
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Jun 131 min read
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On June 12, 1939, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum opened for the first time in Cooperstown, NY. The Hall of Fame was...
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Jun 121 min read
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On June 11, 1919, Sir Barton became the first horse to win the Triple Crown. Sir Barton, the three-year-old thoroughbred hadn’t won a...
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Jun 111 min read
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On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway began. It was one of the most decisive victories the U.S. had against Japan during WWII. The battle...
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Jun 41 min read
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On June 3, 1889, the first electrical power line was constructed in the United States. The line transmitted in Oregon from Willamette...
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Jun 31 min read
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On June 2, 1935, Babe Ruth retired from Major League Baseball after 22 seasons. Born George Herman Ruth, he was one of the greatest...
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Jun 21 min read
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On May 30, 1868, the first Memorial Day was observed in the US. The holiday was originally called Decoration Day and created to...
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May 301 min read
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On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island was the last of the thirteen original colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution and was admitted to the...
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May 291 min read
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On May 28, 1924, the U.S. Border Patrol was founded after Congress passed the Labor Appropriation Act of 1924. The U.S. Border Patrol is...
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May 281 min read
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On May 27, 1930, the Chrysler Building in NYC was officially completed. The Chrysler Building stands at 1,046 feet tall. At that time, it...
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May 271 min read
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On May 23, 1934, a group of Texas and Louisiana state police shot notorious criminals, Bonnie and Clyde to death near Sailes, Louisiana....
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May 231 min read
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On May 22, 1843, “The Great Emigration” began on the Oregon Trail. About 1,000 pioneers departed on the first major ‘wagon train’ to the...
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May 221 min read
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On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh, American pilot, completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight. Lindbergh flew his “Spirit of...
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May 211 min read
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