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…

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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 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),…

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