June is Pride month, and cities across the nation are celebrating the LGBTQ community. Here in Minneapolis, the Interstate 35W Bridge is lit up with rainbow colors—a longtime symbol of gay pride. The rainbow flag first debuted 40 years ago, in 1978, after San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk suggested that designer Gilbert Baker create a flag for the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. Baker, who died last year, once said he was inspired by rainbows because they’re part of nature, and representative of everyone.
The Twin Cities celebrate Pride
Today in History
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A path into history
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In Texas, even the riverbend is big
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Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota
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Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
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All in a day s work
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Necropolis of Dargavs
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A shell of many colors
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Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China
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It s Census Day—make it count
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Tesla, the visionary
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Male hooded merganser, Oregon
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A wild and scenic scene
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Work out on your way to work
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Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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Whale hello there!
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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Happy Holi!
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It s World Poetry Day
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Spring equinox
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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Black History Month
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Happy trees = Clean air
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Monarch butterflies migrate south
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All Rhodes lead to the beach
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Red squirrel in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
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It s time to fall back
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Point Reyes National Seashore in California
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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It s aboat time for the Barcolana
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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