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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Earth at Perihelion
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Adorably evolutionary sea sheep
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Atolls in the Maldives
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A Welsh wonder turns 70
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Saint Andrews Day
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The moon rises for Mid-Autumn Festival
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Bridge to infinity
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Seitan Limania Beach, Crete
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Dyavolski Most
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Helloooooo, Innsbruck
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Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
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Celebrating 30 years of eye-opening images
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Winter solstice
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All is silent for Big Ben’s musical milestone
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American bison
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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The migrating monarchs of Michoacán
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Corfe gets creepy
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World Meteorological Day
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Southern right whale
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Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
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Elephant Rock, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
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Happy Independence Day!
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Jaguar in the Pantanal wetlands
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Presidents Day
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Salmon return to the Copper River
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Flower of Life symbol drawn in snow
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For the love of bikes
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Pretty in pink, and purple, and red…