We"re commemorating Pride Weekend, a time when the focus turns to the LGBTQI+ community and a celebration of gay rights. The first pride parades took to the streets in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles in June 1970, in remembrance of the Stonewall Uprising in Greenwich Village, New York City, the previous year. In the early hours of June 28, 1969, police dragged staff and patrons from the Stonewall Inn bar, a gay venue, sparking six days of protests. Now pride parades and events are celebrated each June in most parts of the world—New York City"s is still one of the largest pride celebrations. In 1999, President Bill Clinton gave Pride Month national recognition by declaring June "Gay & Lesbian Pride Month."
Pride 2022
Today in History
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A horse of many colors
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Rock House in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio
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A treaty for science
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Casting a vote for women s history
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Rock of ages
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Invisible no longer
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North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
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What does the fox dream?
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A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
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Rocks on the move
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Birds of a feather
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Waimea Canyon and Waipoo Falls, Kauai, Hawaii
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International Surfing Day
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The desert blooms
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Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
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So, how long till springtime?
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High seas commerce
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It s National Hispanic Heritage Month
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A day for our oceans
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Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
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Feeling crabby?
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Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
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Paleontology meets art
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A towering view of the Pale Mountains
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World Octopus Day
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Valentines Day
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Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales
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Seven Magic Mountains art installation, Jean Dry Lake, Nevada
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Go by Kehinde Wiley
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Ahh-tumn