Smile of the Day For June 18, 2022: Indian “Human Computer” Shakuntala Devi Set a World Record
On this Day: On June 18,1980 Indian "human computer" Shakuntala Devi set a world record by mentally multiplying two random 13-digit numbers in 28…
Smile of the Day For June 17, 2022: US President Reagan Strives to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
On this Day: On June 17, 1982 in US President Reagan's 1st United Nations General Assembly address he stated, "We must serve mankind through genuine…
Smile of the Day For June 16, 2022: George Stinney, 14, Wrongfully Executed for Murder
On this Day: George Stinney Jr. was just 14 years old when he was executed in South Carolina in 1944. It took 10…
Smile of the Day For June 12, 2022: Loving V. Virginia: Supreme Court Strikes Down Interracial Marriage Ban in U.S.A.
On June 12, 1967, Loving v. Virginia, a Supreme Court case, was released, which struck down state laws banning interracial marriage in the United States. The plaintiffs in the case were Richard and Mildred Loving, a white man and Black woman whose marriage was deemed illegal according to Virginia state law. With the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Lovings appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled unanimously that so-called “anti-miscegenation” statutes were unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment. The decision is often cited as a watershed moment in the dismantling of “Jim Crow” race laws.
Smile of the Day June 11, 2022: Cook Islands Annexed and Proclaimed Part of New Zealand
On June 11, 1901, the Cook Island were included within the boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand, having been previously annexed as British Territory in 1900. The Cook Islands contain 15 islands in the group spread over a vast area in the South Pacific. The majority of islands are low coral atolls in the Northern Group, with Rarotonga, a volcanic island in the Southern Group, as the main administration and government centre.
Smile of the Day For June 6, 2022: Message in a Bottle
On this Day: A passenger aboard the steamship "SS Arawatta" wrote a message which was placed in a bottle and thrown overboard between Cairns…
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Smile of the Day For June 5, 2022: The Greatest Swimmer of All Time
On this Day: On June 5, 1927 Johnny Weissmuller set a 100-yard & 200-yard free-style swim record. Biography Johann Peter Weißmüller was born on June…
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Smile of the Day For June 4, 2022: ‘Secret speech’ by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev Criticizing Joseph Stalin is Made Public
On this Day: On June 4,1956, a '1956 'Secret speech' by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev criticizing Joseph Stalin was made public. Khrushchev’s secret speech, (February 25, 1956),…
Smile of the Day For June 3, 2022: 1992 World’s Largest Environmental Summit Opens in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
One Million Species Facing Extinction vut-research.ac.za On this Day: On June, 2, 1992, the World's Largest Environmental Summit Opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.…
Smile of the Day For June 2, 2022: 1863 Harriet Tubman Leads Union Guerrillas into Maryland, Freeing Slaves
Photo of Harriet Tubman with Some She Helped to Escape A photograph from the 1880s of Harriet Tubman with some she helped to escape from…