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boardwalk n | |
The pop song “Under the Boardwalk” by Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick and recorded by The Drifters was released this month in 1964. | |
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inthronization n | |
Today in 2018 is the 65th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 1953. | |
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spoof v | |
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4
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abstemious adj | |
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5
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gelbstoff n | |
Today is World Environment Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to promote worldwide awareness and action of the need to protect the environment. | |
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enemy line n | |
The Invasion of Normandy during World War II began on this day in 1944. | |
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stalwart adj | |
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8
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for June 8 | |
eustasy n | |
Today is World Oceans Day, a day recognized by the United Nations to highlight the importance of conserving and protecting the world’s oceans. | |
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9
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for June 9 | |
hobnob v | |
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10
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for June 10 | |
pizzazz n | |
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11
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for June 11 | |
fossick v | |
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12
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for June 12 | |
rapprochement n | |
Today in 2018, a summit between Chairman Kim Jong-un of North Korea and President Donald Trump of the United States takes place in Singapore. | |
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13
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liminal adj | |
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14
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for June 14 | |
move the goalposts v | |
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15
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for June 15 | |
coquina n | |
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16
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winsome adj | |
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17
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for June 17 | |
pleasing fungus beetle n | |
National Insect Week in the United Kingdom, a biennial event organized by the Royal Entomological Society, takes place from 18 to 24 June 2018. | |
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for June 18 | |
zongzi n | |
Duanwujie (端午節/端午节 (Duānwǔjié)) or the Dragon Boat Festival falls on this day in 2018, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. It is traditional to enjoy zongzi on this day. | |
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for June 19 | |
shrithe v | |
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20
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for June 20 | |
barcarole n | |
German-born French composer Jacques Offenbach was born on this day in 1819. His duet “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (“Beautiful Night, O Night of Love”), known simply as the Barcarolle, from his last and unfinished opera The Tales of Hoffmann, is said to be the most famous barcarole ever written. | |
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melomaniac n | |
The Fête de la Musique (also known as World Music Day), which originated in France in 1982 and is now celebrated around the world, takes place today on the June solstice. | |
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fiendishly adv | |
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23
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for June 23 | |
catheter n | |
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24
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for June 24 | |
Exhibit A n | |
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25
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for June 25 | |
today is a good day to die proverb | |
The Oglala Lakota chief Low Dog, who was reported to have first used the phrase “this is a good day to die”, fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn which started on this day in 1876. | |
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for June 26 | |
moiety n | |
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27
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for June 27 | |
latter-day adj | |
Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of Mormonism and the Latter-day Saint movement, died on this day in 1844. | |
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for June 28 | |
stonewall v | |
On this day in 1969, a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, New York, USA, led to spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the LGBT community, now known as the Stonewall riots. The event is regarded as a key moment in the fight for LGBT rights in the United States. | |
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abiogenesis n | |
English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley, who coined the words biogenesis and abiogenesis, died on this day in 1895. | |
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pulse-pounding adj | |
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