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Today in History: June 26, Berlin Airlift begins

Today in History: June 25, Korean War begins

Today in History: June 24, Sally Ride completes historic space shuttle mission

Today in History: June 22, Hitler and the Nazis invade the Soviet Union

Today in History: June 21, U.S. Constitution goes into effect

Today in History: June 20, Queen Victoria takes the throne

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Today in History: June 19, Senate approves Civil Rights Act of 1964

Today in History: June 18, Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space

Today in History: June 17, O.J. Simpson charged with murder

Today in History: June 16, Donald Trump launches presidential campaign

WTOP Book Report: The D.C. man who brought basketball to Black athletes

Today In History: June 15, More than 1,000 killed in New York steamboat disaster

WTOP’s Neal Augenstein: No Father’s Day presents, please

‘It’s swingin’, y’know?’: Young musicians pay tribute to big bands in tiny DC nightclub

Today in History: June 14, Continental Army, forerunner of the US Army, is created

Today in History: June 13, Johnson nominates Marshall to become first Black Supreme Court justice

Today in History: June 12, 49 killed in Pulse nightclub shooting

After a 13-year hiatus, who’s playing at HFStival in DC?

Today in History: June 11, more than 80 killed at Le Mans auto race

Today in History: June 10, the Six-Day War ends in the Middle East

Today in History: June 9, Donald Trump is indicted

Today in History: June 8, the prophet Muhammad dies in Medina

Celebrating local Pride Heroes: Deacon Maccubbin — the man behind DC’s Pride Party