A bit of June 13th history…
1774 - Rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves
1865 - President Johnson proclaims reconstruction of confederate states
1920 - US Post Office says children cannot be sent by parcel post (pictured)
1966 - US Supreme Court’s Miranda decision - suspects must be informed of rights
1967 - Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st African American Supreme Court Justice
1994 - Jury in Anchorage, Alaska blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages
2018 - Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate - 200 billion tons a year, 3 trillion tons in 25 years
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