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Happy 100th birthday, Nelson Mandela! Remember the anti-apartheid hero's life in photos: nydn.us/2zOE6Ld
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John Glenn, the legendary astronaut and U.S. senator, was born on this date in 1921. Remember his life in photos: nydn.us/2zNfHFT
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Jim Morrison joined the "27 Club" on this day in 1971. SEE MORE: nydn.us/2KwK1cQ
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Good morning, our neighbors! "Coming to America" turns 30 today. nydn.us/2ySE98h What's your favorite line from the movie?
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Remembering the life and career of Anthony Bourdain on what would've been his 62nd birthday: nydn.us/2ttMCcV
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WWE star Big Van Vader dead at 63 nydn.us/2yCFccH
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Today is Juneteenth — a holiday everyone should know about. #Juneteenth2018
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Sex talk and "dirty" jokes have been uncovered in hidden passages in Anne Frank's diaries nydn.us/2Gj16jJ
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Today marks one year since Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel over the investigation into the Trump campaign's connection with Russia. nydn.us/2rOQtRc
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#OTD in 1954, the Brown vs. Board of Ed. decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. nydn.us/2rNJyHJ (via @NYDNFlashback)
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New York City’s "most interesting person" Mary Sansone dead at 101 nydn.us/2rJpaa0
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#OTD in 1928, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse appeared in a black and white animated short called "Plane Crazy." The story was inspired by Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic.
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Tom Wolfe, acclaimed non-fiction writer and novelist, dead at 87 nydn.us/2rK1QJb
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JUST IN: Margot Kidder, who starred as Lois Lane in "Superman" movies, dead at 69 nydn.us/2rICHP9
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QUIZ: How much do you know about slavery in the U.S.? interactive.nydailynews.com/… – at Manhattan, NY
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Today marks 15 years since President George W. Bush declared "Mission Accomplished" nydn.us/2FAMtba
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William Shakespeare is believed to have been born #OnThisDay in 1564 (and died this day in 1616) TAKE OUR QUIZ: How well do you know your Shakespeare? nydn.us/2F9pdAs
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THAT'S RICH: A @Forbes reporter gives a history of Trump lies about wealth and releases a recording of his "John Barron" alter ego HEAR THE TAPE: nydn.us/2vuIP2G
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JUST IN: The doctor who prescribed Prince opioids agrees to pay $30,000 in fines tied to the singer's death nydn.us/2JbgLU1
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POP QUIZ: #GameofThrones premiered #OTD seven years ago. Can you match the character to their gloriously horrible death 👉👉👉 nydn.us/2H6TqlF (via @nydni)
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