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Category: June

30 June

Posted on June 30, 2019May 29, 2019 by librariansalmanac

June 30 is Social Media Day (#SMDay) for some parts of the Internet. P.W. Singer takes on one of the dark sides of social media and how it has been

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29 June

Posted on June 29, 2019May 29, 2019 by librariansalmanac

On June 29, 2007, Apple releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone. It marks a new era in Apple under the leadership of Steve Jobs. Walter Isaacson’s landmark biography, Steve

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28 June

Posted on June 28, 2019June 10, 2019 by librariansalmanac

On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated. Their deaths become the igniting of the first World War. This brief moment has invited

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27 June

Posted on June 27, 2019June 10, 2019 by librariansalmanac

On June 27, 2017, the ransomware program known as Petya is used to attack Ukrainian organization websites and other websites with Ukrainian connections around the globe. Before Petya, William Gibson’s

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26 June

Posted on June 26, 2019May 29, 2019 by librariansalmanac

On June 26, 1483, Richard III becomes King of England. Philippa Gregory, known for imagining the lives of the women during the War of the Roses and the Tudor Dynasty

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25 June

Posted on June 25, 2019May 29, 2019 by librariansalmanac

On June 25, 1903, George Orwell is born in Motihari, India. His most impactful novel is probably 1984. Book Title: 1984 Book Author: George Orwell ISBN Number: 9780451524935 Sign up

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24 June

Posted on June 24, 2019May 29, 2019 by librariansalmanac

On June 24, 2004, New York rules capital punishment as unconstitutional. Sister Helen Helen Prejean’s book, Dead Man Walking, tells how she became one of the United States’ most noted

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23 June

Posted on June 23, 2019May 29, 2019 by librariansalmanac

On June 23, 1912, Alan Turing is born in Maida Vale, a residential district in west London. His is one of the stories Walter Isaacson covers in his book, The

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22 June

Posted on June 22, 2019May 29, 2019 by librariansalmanac

On June 22, 1947, Octavia Butler is born in Pasadena, California. Fledgling, published in 2005, is her most recent standalone novel. Book Title: Fledgling Book Author: Octavia E. Butler ISBN

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21 June

Posted on June 21, 2019May 29, 2019 by librariansalmanac

On June 21, 1900, China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi. During this time, the

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