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Gaza-bound aid boat with Greta Thunberg on board arrives in Israel after its seizure

The activists were protesting Israel's military offensive and its restrictions on aid into Gaza.

Activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition

FILE – In this June 9, 1973 file photo, jockey Ron Turcotte walks Secretariat towards the winners circle after they captured the Triple Crown by winning the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome will try to win the Triple Crown on June 7, 2014 at Belmont Park. (AP Photo/File)

Today in History: June 9, Secretariat wins Triple Crown in record time

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FILE – In this June 8, 2017 file photo, former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Comey has reached a deal to testify privately to the House Judiciary Committee, backing off his legal fight for an open hearing. Comey said in a tweet Sunday that it was “hard to protect my rights without being in contempt” but he’s been told he’s free to discuss his testimony afterward. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Today in History: June 8, FBI director testifies he was fired over Russia investigation

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These youths, one stripped of all his clothes, the others badly beaten, fell victim to ranging bands of policemen who scoured the streets in Los Angeles June 7, 1943, ferreting out and beating zoot-suited young hoodlums they blame for the numerous recent unprovoked assaults. Fifty or more zoot suiters had their clothing torn from them, police reported. (AP Photo/Harold P. Matosian)

Today in History: June 3, the Zoot Suit Riots begin in Los Angeles

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June 3, 2025 at 2:00 a.m.

An altercation between U.S. Navy sailors and young Mexican Americans on the streets of Los...

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, gather with other members of the British royal family to greet supporters from the balcony at Buckingham Palace, following her coronation at Westminster Abbey. London, June. 2, 1953. (AP Photo/Priest)

Today in History: June 2, Queen Elizabeth II crowned

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June 2, 2025 at 2:01 a.m.

Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 at a ceremony in London’s Westminster Abbey,...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures during a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Ukraine destroyed more than 40 military aircraft in a drone attack deep inside Russia, official says

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June 1, 2025 at 11:44 a.m.

A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more than 40 Russian planes deep in Russia’s territory,...

A studio set is engulfed in fire at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Sunday June 1, 2008. A large fire tore through a back lot at Universal Studios early Sunday, destroying a set from “Back to the Future,” the King Kong exhibit and thousands of videos and reels in a vault. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)

Today in History: June 1, priceless recordings destroyed in Universal Studios fire

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June 1, 2025 at 2:01 a.m.

A fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed 3 acres of the studio’s property, including a...

In this 1921 image provided by the Library of Congress, smoke billows over Tulsa, Okla. For decades, when it was discussed at all, the killing of hundreds of people in a prosperous black business district in 1921 was referred to as the Tulsa race riot. Under new standards developed by teachers for approaching the topic, students are encouraged to consider the differences between labeling it a “massacre” instead of a “riot,” as it is still commemorated in state laws. (Alvin C. Krupnick Co./Library of Congress via AP)

Today in History: May 31, the Tulsa Race Massacre begins

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May 31, 2025 at 2:01 a.m.

A two-day massacre erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs began looting and burning the...

Babe Ruth, vice-president and right fielder for the Boston Braves, sits in the dugout in Chicago before the game against the Cubs on May 21, 1935. (AP Photo)

Today in History: May 30, Babe Ruth plays last major league game

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May 30, 2025 at 2:01 a.m.

Babe Ruth played in his last major league baseball game for the Boston Braves, leaving...

Sardar Tenzing Norgay, right, of Nepal and Edmund P. Hillary of New Zealand, left, show the kit they wore when conquering the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, at the British Embassy in Katmandu, capital of Nepal, on June 26, 1953. Edmund Hillary, with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, reached the 29,035-foot summit of Everest on May 29, 1953, becoming the first person to stand atop the world’s highest mountain. (AP Photo)

Today in History: May 29, Hillary and Norgay first to summit Mount Everest

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May 29, 2025 at 2:00 a.m.

Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to...

Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, describes a chart showing the global interests of Liberty Reserve, during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Arthur Budovsky,the founder of Liberty Reserve, was indicted in the United States along with six other people in a $6 billion money-laundering scheme described as “staggering” in its scope, authorities said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Today in History: May 28, criminal charges filed in Liberty Reserve scheme

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May 28, 2025 at 2:00 a.m.

Federal prosecutors charged seven people with running what amounted to an online, underworld bank, saying...

Palestinians heading to receive food and humanitarian aid packages from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed group approved by Israel, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israeli troops fire warning shots as Palestinians overwhelm new Gaza food center

By The Associated Press

May 27, 2025 at 1:31 p.m.

Palestinians were desperate for food after nearly three months of Israeli blockade.

Thousands hike across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA. on May 27. 1937, as it was opened to pedestrians for a preview before opening to vehicles.(AP Photo)

Today in History: May 27, the Golden Gate Bridge opens

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May 27, 2025 at 2:00 a.m.

The newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California, was opened...

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