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JUNE 15, 1982: PLYLER V. DOE SUPREME COURT DECISION
Striking down a Texas state law, the Supreme Court ruled that “all children, regardless of immigration status, have a constitutional right to a free public education from kindergarten to 12th grade.”
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/plyler-v-doe-decision/
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JUNE 15, 1955: PROTEST OF NUCLEAR ATTACK DRILLS
When the Civil Defense Administration attempted to hold a drill simulating a nuclear attack, 27 activists in New York refused to take cover. They handed out pamphlets reading: “We will not obey this order to pretend, to evacuate, to hide... We refuse to cooperate.”
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/nuclear-attack-drill-protest
When the Civil Defense Administration attempted to hold a drill simulating a nuclear attack, 27 activists in New York refused to take cover. They handed out pamphlets reading: “We will not obey this order to pretend, to evacuate, to hide... We refuse to cooperate.”
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JUNE 14, 2001: U.S. ENDS BOMBING EXERCISES IN PUERTO RICO
After decades of protests from activists, the United States announced the end to its bombing exercises in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/us-ends-bombing-exercises/
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JUNE 14, 1943: SUPREME COURT FINDS COMPULSORY FLAG SALUTES UNCONSTITUTIONAL
On Flag Day 1943, the Supreme Court invalidated a compulsory flag salute law in public schools and established that students possess some level of First Amendment rights.
But forced birth is cool...
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/compulsory-flag-salutes-unconstitutional/
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JUNE 13, 1866: 14TH AMENDMENT PASSED
The 14th Amendment to the constitution was passed, granting citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States.”
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/fourteenth-amendment-passed/
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JUNE 12, 2016: PULSE NIGHTCLUB MASSACRE
During a “Latin Night” at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida, a gunman shot and killed 49 people and wounded 53 more in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pulse-nightclub-massacre/
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JUNE 12, 1967: LOVING DAY
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mildred and Richard Loving in the historic Loving v. Virginia case.
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JUNE 12, 1963: MEDGAR EVERS MURDERED IN MISSISSIPPI
Medgar Evers, WWII veteran and civil rights activist, was murdered by a white supremacist in Jackson, Mississippi.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/medgar-evers-murdered/
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JUNE 12, 1956: PAUL ROBESON TESTIFIES BEFORE HUAC
Paul Robeson testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, where he was questioned about his political speech, associations, and party affiliation.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/paul-robeson-testifies-before-huac/
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JUNE 12, 1937: OLIVER LAW BECAME BRIGADE COMMANDER
Oliver Law became first Black commander of a U.S. army, the integrated Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
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