Today in History: June 10, Opportunity rover sends last message from Mars
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, June 10, the 161st day of 2026. There are 204 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 10, 2018, NASA's rover Opportunity sent its last message from the surface of ...
Today in History: June 9, Secretariat wins Triple Crown in record time
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Today is Tuesday, June 9, the 160th day of 2026. There are 205 days left in the year.
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On June 9, 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, winning horse racing’s ...
Today in History: June 8, Trump indicted on classified document charges
By The Associated Press
Today is Monday, June 8, the 159th day of 2026. There are 206 days left in the year.
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On June 8, 2023, Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury in Miami on 37 felony counts ...
Today is Saturday, June 6, the 157th day of 2026. There are 208 days left in the year.
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On June 6, 1944, during World War II, nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day as they launched Operation Overlord to liberate German-occupied Western Europe. ...
Today in History: June 5, Robert F. Kennedy assassinated
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Today is Friday, June 5, the 156th day of 2026. There are 209 days left in the year.
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On June 5, 1968, U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in ...
Today is Thursday, June 4, the 155th day of 2026. There are 210 days left in the year.
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On June 4, 1989, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pro-democracy demonstrators and dozens of soldiers are estimated to have been killed when Chinese troops crushed a seven-week-long protest ...
Today is Wednesday, June 3, the 154th day of 2026. There are 211 days left in the year.
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On June 3, 1943, an altercation between U.S. Navy sailors and young Mexican Americans on the streets of Los Angeles led to several days of clashes known as the Zoot Suit Riots as white ...
Today is Monday, June 8, the 159th day of 2026. There are 206 days left in the year.
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On June 8, 2023, Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury in Miami on 37 felony counts related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents that had been moved to Mar-a-Lago, ...
Today is Monday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2026. There are 213 days left in the year.
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On June 1, 2008, a fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed 3 acres (1.2 hectares) of the studio's property, including a vault holding as many as 175,000 irreplaceable master audio ...
Today in History: May 30, Trump found guilty on 34 felony charges
By The Associated Press
Today is Saturday, May 30, the 150th day of 2026. There are 215 days left in the year.
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On May 30, 2024, Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of ...
Today in History: May 29, Hillary and Norgay summit Mount Everest
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Today is Friday, May 29, the 149th day of 2026. There are 216 days left in the year.
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On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first ...
Today in History: May 28, Jackson signs Indian Removal Act
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Today is Thursday, May 28, the 148th day of 2026. There are 217 days left in the year.
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On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which forced nearly 50,000 ...
Today in History: May 27, the Golden Gate Bridge opens
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Today is Wednesday, May 27, the 147th day of 2026. There are 218 days left in the year.
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On May 27, 1937, the newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, ...
Today in History: May 26, the World War II Dunkirk evacuation begins
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Today is Tuesday, May 26, the 146th day of 2026. There are 219 days left in the year. This is Memorial Day.
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On May 26, 1940, Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of more than 338,000 ...
Today in History: May 23, outlaws Bonnie and Clyde killed in police ambush
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Today is Saturday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2026. There are 222 days left in the year.
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On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death during ...
Today is Friday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2026. There are 223 days left in the year.
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On May 22, 1960, the strongest earthquake recorded struck southern Chile. The magnitude 9.5 quake claimed 1,655 lives, left 2 million homeless and triggered a tsunami responsible for over ...
Today is Thursday, May 21, the 141st day of 2026. There are 224 days left in the year.
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On May 21, 1881, the American Red Cross was founded by nurse and educator Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
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In 1924, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was murdered in a ...
Today is Wednesday, May 20, the 140th day of 2026. There are 225 days left in the year.
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On May 20, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlement west of the Mississippi River by making federal land available for private ...
Today is Tuesday, May 19, the 139th day of 2026. There are 226 days left in the year.
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On May 19, 1920, 10 people were killed in a gunbattle between coal miners, who were led by a local police chief, and a group of private security guards hired to evict them for joining a ...
Today is Monday, May 18, the 138th day of 2026. There are 227 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state erupted, leaving an estimated 57 people dead or missing.
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In 1863, the Siege of Vicksburg began during ...
