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  1. 13 hours ago

    It was first showcased at San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Day Parade on June 25, 1978.

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  2. 13 hours ago

    Scientists from the University of Washington in Seattle stumbled on something surprising: evidence of humans getting hot and heavy with Denisovans.

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  3. 14 hours ago

    Osama bin Laden would reference one specific set of images in Al Qaeda’s recruitment magazine.

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  4. 16 hours ago

    "It wasn't really about education," Lucy Toledo, a Navajo who attended Sherman Institute in the 1950s.

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  5. 19 hours ago

    Forget Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg, the richest man ever dates back to the 14th century.

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    Jun 22

    Incredibly fired up to announce that I will be a part of as the legendary recreates Evel Knieval’s greatest stuns LIVE July 8th from Las Vegas. I’ll have a front row seat as the host (thank god I’m not going near the motorcycle).

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  7. Jun 22

    After a battle, medics would have encountered men with grisly injuries, some of whom had been lying outside with their wounds for days. Doctors quickly had to determine who could be saved and who couldn’t.

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  8. Jun 22

    America has a long and tragic history of murderous hurricanes.

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  9. Jun 22

    As with all auctions of former Nazi memorabilia, the sale of Hitler’s silverware brings up the controversial issue of whether putting such artifacts on sale is wrongfully encouraging the trade of racist symbols and objects.

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    Jun 22

    Started watching on thinking it was a limited series and just discovered it has multiple seasons. Now I’m invested. Bye.

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  11. Jun 22

    On 1945, the Battle of Okinawa ends. During , the U.S. Army overcame the last major pockets of Japanese resistance on Okinawa Island, ending one of the bloodiest battles of the war.

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  12. Jun 22

    Reports say that nearly 700,000 people, slightly more than the population of Boston or Denver, have been subjected to conversion therapy. many against their will.

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  13. Jun 22

    Knievel’s last leap in the spotlight was a Jaws-inspired gimmick that would help spawn the phrase “jumping the shark,” a phrase most commonly used in reference to unsuccessful methods for promoting something.

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    Jun 22

    HUNTING ISIS from continues on VICELAND, this Sunday at 10pm. Here's a scene from this week's episode:

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  15. Jun 22

    Several of the 100 schools that retain Confederate names were dedicated relatively recently--between 1950 and 1970.

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  16. Jun 21

    Yes, it's staying light really late today because it's the longest day of the year. How are you marking summer solstice?

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  17. Jun 21

    Have you ever sold candy for a cause? A historic $10,000 surplus in apples during the Great Depression led to a similar idea.

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  18. Jun 21

    Only about 10 percent of people were detained for questioning.

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  19. Jun 21

    America has long been a nation of risk-takers—which may be why we’re so fond of daredevils.

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  20. Jun 21

    On 1964, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney are killed by a Ku Klux Klan lynch mob near Meridian, Mississippi. The three young workers were working to register black voters.

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