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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Apple Tree Day
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Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
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50 years of Earth Day
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Whatever floats your boat
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The frog prince?
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Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
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Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
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The meeting point of the winds
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It s Census Day—make it count
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Over the boardwalk
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Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
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Four Sisters, thousands of trees
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Rock House in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio
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World Space Week
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It s Independence Day
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North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
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National Lighthouse Day
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Kochelsee in Bavaria
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Mont-Saint-Michel
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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The migrating monarchs of Michoacán
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Central Highlands of Vietnam
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Why do elephants hide in trees?
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Celebrating the Day of the Dead
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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Juneteenth
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Manatee Appreciation Day