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25 years ago today, Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, was repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote. (en.wikipedia.org)
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25 years ago today, the album White Pony by the Alternative Metal band Deftones from Sacramento, California, was released. (infosec.pub)
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50 years ago today, the film Jaws was released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as "summer blockbusters". (infosec.pub)
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80 years ago today, Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and political activist, was born. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. (en.wikipedia.org)
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50 years ago today, World Conference on Women began in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first international conference held by the United Nations to focus solely on women's issues. (en.wikipedia.org)
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145 years ago today, John Sutter, a Swiss immigrant, died. He became a Mexican and later an American citizen, known for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento. (en.wikipedia.org)
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25 years ago today, Ethiopia and Eritrea agreed to a comprehensive peace agreement and binding arbitration of their disputes under the Algiers Agreement. This ended the Eritrean–Ethiopian War. (en.wikipedia.org)
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100 years ago today, Alexander Shulgin, an American biochemist, broad researcher of synthetic psychoactive compounds, and author of works regarding these, was born. (en.wikipedia.org)
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80 years ago today, Eddy Merckx, a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer, was born. He is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. (en.wikipedia.org)
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65 years ago today, Psycho, an American horror film, was released at the DeMille Theatre and the Baronet Theatre in New York City. It was produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. (infosec.pub)
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100 years ago today, Roald Amundsen's flying boat took off. His team chopped a runway into the ice for weeks, moving at least 500 tons of frozen material in the process. (www.historynet.com)
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40 years ago today, Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation studio, was founded. It is based in Koganei, Tokyo, and has a strong presence in the animation industry. (en.wikipedia.org)
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30 years ago today, Rory Gallagher, an Irish musician, singer, and songwriter, died. He is known for his virtuosic style of guitar playing and live performances. (en.wikipedia.org)
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25 years ago today, President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea met Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang. (en.wikipedia.org)
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95 years ago today, Max Schmeling, a German boxer, was declared the victor in a fight against Jack Sharkey and became the only boxer to win the world heavyweight championship on a foul. (en.wikipedia.org)
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210 years ago today, Julia Margaret Cameron, an English photographer, was born. She is considered one of the most important portraitists of the 19th century. (en.wikipedia.org)
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40 years ago today, on Glienicke Bridge, there was a swap of 23 American agents held in Eastern Europe for Polish agent Marian Zacharski and another three Soviet agents arrested in the West. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The Wikipedia article says it happened on Wednesday, 12 June, but an archived The Chicago Tribune article as well as Deutschlandfunk (German) say it happened on Tuesday, 11 June.

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90 years ago today, Dr. Robert Smith took his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson. (en.wikipedia.org)
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25 years ago today, Hafez al-Assad, the 18th president of Syria, died in office from a heart attack at the age of 69. His funeral was held three days later. (en.wikipedia.org)
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210 years ago today, the Congress of Vienna ended and the Final Act, embodying all the separate treaties, was signed (nine days before the Battle of Waterloo). (en.wikipedia.org)
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180 years ago today, Andrew Jackson died. He was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. (en.wikipedia.org)
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70 years ago today, Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, HTML, the URL and HTTP was born (en.wikipedia.org)
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505 years ago today, the Field of the Cloth of Gold, a summit meeting between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France, began. It was an opulent display of wealth by both kings. (en.wikipedia.org)
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85 years ago today, Tom Jones, a Welsh singer, was born. His career began with a string of top 10 hits in the 1960s and he has since toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas from 1967 to 2011. (en.wikipedia.org)
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10 years ago today, Christopher Lee, an English actor and singer, died. His career spanned more than sixty years. He often portrayed villains in horror and franchise films. (en.wikipedia.org)
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