06/26/2017
6/26/1997 - the first Harry Potter book is released
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Harry Potter is 20 - BBC News Yes, really. Here are some more magic numbers.
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www.colby.edu/historydept/ When you study history at Colby, you’re signing on for an intellectually rigorous and rewarding experience.
Working alongside our accomplished faculty, you’ll examine the diversity of human experience by studying the evolution of your culture and others around the world. Colby’s history majors gain a broad knowledge of the rich human past and become critical readers, skilled problem solvers, disciplined researchers, and accomplished writers. Students explore the vast scope of human history from a compar
06/26/2017
06/12/2017
6/12/1963 Megar Evers murdered by white supremacists
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The Legacy of Medgar Evers Mississippi is a much-changed place since civil rights pioneer Medgar Evers was murdered there 40 years ago this week. The civil rights leader refused to leave the state he loved. He believed conditions would improve. And now his state leads the nation in the number of black elected officials. NPR's...
06/07/2017
6/7/1981 Israelis bomb the Iraqi reactor at Osirak
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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Osirak: Threats real and imagined Twenty five years after Israel bombed Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor, the BBC News website looks at its repercussions for the region.
06/06/2017
6/6/1944 D-Day invasion
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D-Day: How was the biggest ever seaborne invasion launched? WW2: How the D-Day invasion was launched by the Allies against N**i Germany on 6 June 1944. Marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
06/05/2017
6/5/1967 war in the Middle East
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1967 war: Six days that changed the Middle East - BBC News The human drama behind the 1967 Middle East War
06/05/2017
Check out some of Waterville's history https://t.co/3xbFwROySA
Waterville Creates! on Twitter “. stopped by Common Street Arts to check out Picturing Waterville yesterday, they're the best! https://t.co/81Jw0IB73X ”
06/01/2017
6/1/1967 The Beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Though it has perhaps slipped in estimation since its initial issue, the 1967 release that defined the LP format still packs surprises.
05/26/2017
He was right..... https://t.co/JTJYZc9tf3
The British Library on Twitter “'I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling.' Nicholas II was crowned in 1896. ”
05/26/2017
The exhibit is awesome! https://t.co/au28U7D22R
Waterville Creates! on Twitter “Join us at 5pm for the opening reception of three new Waterville-focused photography exhibits: https://t.co/xJ8u2NNV6O ”
05/22/2017
Congratulations Class of 2017! https://t.co/VYu1KYOp90
Colby College on Twitter “. making the rounds here at Colby, post-Commencement. ”
05/22/2017
5/22/1990 North Yemen and South Yemen unite in one country
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Yemen country profile - BBC News Provides an overview of Yemen, including key events and facts about one of the poorest countries in the Middle East
05/19/2017
Lawrence of Arabia left behind a complex legacy.... https://t.co/rCyuRlx9EX
New York Times OTD on Twitter “On the front page in 1935. Lawrence of Arabia dies at 46. ”
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