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Viking Raid, Loving v. Virginia & the First Pacific Flight | Jun 8–13
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From the Viking assault on Lindisfarne in 793 to the landmark Loving v. Virginia ruling in 1967, this week in history delivered turning points across a thousand years. Eight remarkable events, eight centuries — one unforgettable week.
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On November second, nineteen twenty, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a small transmitter atop the Westinghouse building crackled to life and changed everything. KDKA — the first licensed commercial radio station in America — went on the air that night broadcasting live returns from the presidential election between Warren Harding and James Cox.
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