On June 12, 1987, in one of his most famous Cold War
speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet
Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall,
a symbol of the repressive Communist era in a divided
Germany.
President Joe Biden speaks at the Pride Month 2023 event
held on the White House lawn, June 10, 2023. (White House)
The president called the LGBT community "the bravest and
most inspiring" people he’s ever met, calling them an example
for the entire world to follow. He also specifically noted his
intense support for "LGBTQ children" and "transgender
children."
"You’re some of the bravest and most inspiring people I’ve ever
known. And I’ve known a lot of good folks," Biden said. "You set
an example for the nation — and quite frankly for the world."
A "Progress Pride Flag" is hung from the balcony of the
White House between two American Flags at President
Biden’s Pride Month 2023 event, June 10, 2023. (White House)
(6-11-23) – President Joe Biden’s administration is receiving
backlash online over its Pride Month display at the White
House on Sunday as many Twitter users are saying it violates
the U.S. Flag Code.
U.S. Flag Code §7. (e), which reads, "The flag of the United
States of America should be at the center and at the highest
point of the group when a number of flags of States or
localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed
from staffs."
The landmark film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" was released on
this day in history, June 11, 1982.
With Steven Spielberg (below) as its director, the enduring
science-fiction film stars Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore,
Robert McNaughton and Dee Wallace.
(AP) – Ted Kaczynski, the convict known as the Unabomber,
was found dead in his prison cell Saturday morning. He was
81 years old.
Kaczynski was found dead around 8 a.m. at a federal prison
in North Carolina, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson told
The Associated Press. A cause of death is uncertain.
He had been moved to the federal prison medical facility in
North Carolina in December 2021 after spending two decades
in a federal Supermax prison in Colorado for a series of
bombings that targeted scientists.
Kaczynski was serving life without the possibility of parole
following his 1996 arrest at the primitive cabin (below)
where he was living in western Montana.
He pleaded guilty to setting 16 explosions that killed three
people and injured 23 others in various parts of the country
between 1978 and 1995.
