Historical Moments in June

​Sally Jane Priesand became the first female rabbi in the United States

​Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing

Susan B. Anthony was fined for voting and leading a group of women to the polls before women were granted the right to vote in the United States.

D-Day - Amphibious landings and invasions of Allied forces against Germany during World War II, also called the Normandy Landings

Griswold v. Connecticut - The U.S Supreme Court struck down a law banning contraception.

Medgar Evers was assassinated in Jackson, MS. Evers was a civil rights leader encouraging school integration and voting rights.

Magna Carta was implemented by King John's seal guaranteeing basic liberties to the British colonies

Dr. Sally Ride became first American woman in space, aboard the Challenger.

Juneteenth - "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States [President Lincoln], all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves..." It is estimated that 250,000 enslaved African Americans in Texas were freed, over 2 years after the Emancipation Declaration by Abraham Lincoln.

The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants the right to vote to all American citizens 18 years of age or older, decreasing the age from 21 in many states.

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