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Today is Friday, June 13, the 164th day of 2025. There are 201 days left in the year. On June 13, 1971, The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study of America’s involvement in Vietnam since 1945, that had been leaked to the paper by military ...

2016, 49 people killed in Pulse nightclub shooting

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By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, June 12, the 163rd day of 2025. There are 202 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 12, 2016, a gunman opened fire at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, leaving 49 people dead and 53 wounded in what was then the deadliest mass ...

1963, University of Alabama desegregated

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By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2025. There are 203 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 11, 1963, the University of Alabama was desegregated as Vivian Malone and James Hood became the first two Black students allowed to enroll in classes; ...

2018, Opportunity rover sends last message from Mars

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By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, June 10, the 161st day of 2025. There are 204 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 10, 2018, the rover Opportunity sent its last message from the surface of Mars. Originally expected to serve a three-month mission, Opportunity ...

1944, Allies land in Normandy on D-Day

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Today is Friday, June 6, the 157th day of 2025. There are 208 days left in the year. Today in history: 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. More ...

1968, Robert F. Kennedy assassinated

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Today in History: June 5, Robert F. Kennedy assassinated By The Associated Press undefined Today is Thursday, June 5, the 156th day of 2025. There are 209 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming ...

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Today, areas of smoke before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Tonight, areas of smoke between midnight and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest ...

Today in History: 1989, the Tiananmen Square Massacre

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Today is Wednesday, June 4, the 155th day of 2025. There are 210 days left in the year. Today in history: 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 ...

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Today, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy smoke before 11am, then patchy smoke after noon. Temperature rising to near 70 by 10am, then falling to around 55 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming ...

Today in History: 1953, Queen Elizabeth II crowned

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Today is Monday, June 2, the 153rd day of 2025. There are 212 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 at a ceremony in London's Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI. Also on this date: In ...

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Today, sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 47. Monday, sunny, with ...

Today in History: 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre begins

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Today is Saturday, May 31, the 151st day of 2025. There are 214 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 31, 1921, a two-day massacre erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs began looting and burning the affluent Black district of Greenwood over reports a Black man had assaulted a ...

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Today, a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 8am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph. ...

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Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, a 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Friday, a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 8am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a ...

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Today, partly sunny, with a high near 63. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Thursday, sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 5 mph. Thursday night, partly cloudy, with a low ...

Today in History: May 28, Jackson signs Indian Removal Act

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Today is Wednesday, May 28, the 148th day of 2025. There are 217 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which forced nearly 50,000 Native Americans to relocate to designated territories west of the Mississippi ...

1937, the Golden Gate Bridge opens

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By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, May 27, the 147th day of 2025. There are 218 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 27, 1937, the newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California, was opened to pedestrian traffic (vehicles began ...