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- ... that West Virginia radio station WHIS made the first broadcast of a murder trial in the United States—and was broadcasting when the first on-air death occurred?
- ... that during the 1973 oil crisis, material scientist Henry Ehrenreich assessed photovoltaic cells and was an advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy?
- ... that Bill Smyth fought as a Marine at Iwo Jima and later played four seasons for the Los Angeles Rams?
- ... that despite contesting the 1924 presidential election as a third-party candidate, Robert M. La Follette received approximately 16.6 percent of the popular vote?
- ... that community opposition to the routing of Interstate 40 through Memphis, Tennessee, led to a landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe?
- ... that actress Natalie Portman was nominated for an Oscar for playing the First Lady of the United States?
- ... that Barrie R. Cassileth helped create one of the first palliative cancer care programs in the United States?
- ... that Edward M. Kirby proposed the first Pageant of Peace, to follow the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C.?
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After the Civil War, Hancock's reputation as a soldier and his dedication to conservative constitutional principles made him a quadrennial Presidential possibility. His noted integrity was a counterpoint to the corruption of the era. This nationwide popularity led the Democrats to nominate him for President in 1880. Although he ran a strong campaign, Hancock was defeated by Republican James Garfield by the closest popular vote margin in American history.
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Davis was the co-founder of the Hollywood Canteen, and was the first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, was the first person to accrue 10 Academy Award nominations for acting, and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. Her career went through several periods of eclipse, and she admitted that her success had often been at the expense of her personal relationships. Married four times, she was once widowed and thrice divorced, and raised her children as a single parent. Her final years were marred by a long period of ill health, but she continued acting until shortly before her death from breast cancer, with more than 100 films, television and theater roles to her credit. In 1999, Davis was placed second, after Katharine Hepburn, on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female stars of all time.
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In 1776, the Spanish settled the tip of the peninsula, establishing a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for Francis of Assisi. The California Gold Rush in 1848 propelled the city into a period of rapid growth. After being devastated by the 1906 earthquake and fire, San Francisco was quickly rebuilt.
San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination renowned for its steep rolling hills, an eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture, and famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, the cable cars, Coit Tower, and Chinatown. The city is also known for its diverse, cosmopolitan population, including large and long-established Asian American and LGBT communities. While the climate includes chilly summer fog, the winters are mild.
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Anniversaries for June 28
- 1894 – Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
- 1964 – Malcolm X (pictured) forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
- 1902 – Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
- 1978 – The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.
- 2004 – Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the American–led rule of that nation.
- 2005 – A final design for Manhattan's Freedom Tower is formally unveiled.
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- ... that completion of the Howard A. Hanson Dam (pictured) in 1961 ended a 70-year era of flooding in the Green River Valley, and by 1996, the dam had prevented an estimated US$694 million in flood damages?
- ... that the commanding officer of American soldier Matthias W. Day wanted to court-martial him for the actions that instead won him the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars?
- ... that Elihu Embree published the first newspaper in the United States devoted to abolishing slavery until his death in 1820?
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- ^ "Atlantic hurricane best track (HURDAT version 2)" (Database). United States National Hurricane Center. April 19, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ National Hurricane Center; Hurricane Research Division; Central Pacific Hurricane Center. "The Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database 1949–2019". United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. Retrieved 1 October 2020. A guide on how to read the database is available here.