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Today in history: LGBT Pride Month!
June 1, 2015Patrons at the Stonewall Inn, being subjected to routine anti-homosexual harassment, fought back in an incident considered to be the birth of the gay rights movement.
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Today in history: World War I vets demand relief
May 29, 2015During the Great Depression, the "Bonus Expeditionary Force," a group of World War I veterans seeking to cash in their veterans' bonus certificates, arrived in D.C.
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Today in history: Maya Angelou passes one year ago
May 28, 2015The multi-talented, much beloved Maya Angelou died one year ago today at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Today in history: Supreme Court okays sit-down strikes
May 27, 2015In 1940, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Apex Hosiery Co. v. Leader that a sit-down strike was not a violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
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TPP threatens health of millions
May 26, 2015TPP would make many drug prices unaffordable and block availability of generic drugs, pricing millions of people out of much-needed medical care.
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Today in history: Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty is signed in 1972
May 26, 2015The U.S. and USSR agreed not to build defensive missile systems and thus to limit escalation of the nuclear arms race.
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Today: Origins of AAPI Heritage Month, and national activities
May 21, 2015Communities are celebrating the achievements of Asian and Pacific Americans.
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Today in history: Forward-looking Uruguayan President José Mujica turns 80
May 20, 2015On this date in 1935, José Alberto Mujica Cordano was born in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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