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June 25th, 1978: the rainbow flag is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.

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June 24th, 1987: Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi is born.

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June 23rd, 1926: The College Board administers the first SAT (then Scholastic Aptitude Test, now the acronym officially stands for nothing).

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June 22nd, 1527: Jakarta is founded when Fatahillah expels all Portuguese colonizers.

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June 21, 1900: China declares war on the US, Britain, France, Germany, and Japan as part of the Boxer Rebellion.

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June 20th, 1763: Irish rebel Wolfe Tone is born.

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June 19th, 1978: The first Garfield comic strip is published nationwide.

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June 18th, 1264: The first definitely known meeting of the Parliament of Ireland.

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The Pan-African Flag, often flown during Juneteenth celebrations

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The official flag of Juneteenth, created in 1997

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The Juneteenth flag with the date, from 2007

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June 17th, 1903: Ruth Graves Wakefield, inventor of the chocolate chip cookie, is born.