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Today in history

London’s original Globe Theatre destroyed by fire

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, June 29, the 180th day of 2022. There are 185 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 29, 1613, London’s original Globe Theatre, where many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed, was destroyed by a fire sparked by a ...

Author Helen Keller born in Tuscumbia, AL

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, June 27, the 178th day of 2022. There are 187 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 27, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its strongest defense of abortion rights in a quarter-century, striking down Texas’ widely ...

Five burglars arrested in Watergate Hotel to lead to Nixon’s downfall

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, June 17, the 168th day of 2022. There are 197 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 17, 2015, nine people were shot to death in a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina; suspect Dylann Roof was ...

George Washington voted head of Continental Army

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, June 15, the 166th day of 2022. There are 199 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 15, 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington head of the Continental Army. On this ...