A bit of June 12th history…
1859 - Comstock Silver Lode discovered in Nevada, 1st major silver discovery in US
1897 - Possibly the most severe earthquake in history strikes Assam, India; shock waves felt over an area the size of Europe
1964 - Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa
1967 - US Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages
2019 - Earliest evidence of humans smoking cannabis discovered in 2500 year old grave in China (pictured a brazier which cannabis leaves and hot stones were put in and resulting smoke was inhaled)
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