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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Great Fountain Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
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Clark Range, Yosemite National Park, California
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Hanging out on a limb
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What the hay?
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World Bicycle Day
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Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria
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Citizenship Day and Constitution Day
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Lunar eclipse
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Bridge to infinity
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Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
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Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
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A holiday beacon of light
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Glacial rivers in Iceland
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Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
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