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America’s Chinatowns are often thought of as tourist destinations but, while these communities were forged from a shared culture, their origins trace back to a dark time when Chinese immigrants were seeking protection in numbers as outsiders in the U.S.

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📸 Mott Street in Chinatown, NYC; 1950

Born Anna Mae Bullock, Tina Turner's performing career took off in the 1960s alongside Ike Turner. Her reign as a solo artist gained steam in 1984 when she released “Private Dancer.” The album would go on to win four Grammy Awards. Turner was known for her energetic performances, unique singing technique and her many chart-topping singles. In 1991, she and Ike Turner were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The iconic ‘Queen of Rock and Roll’ Tina Turner has died at the age of 83.

Today is . The first national commemoration of Memorial Day was held in Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1868.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on in 1917.

Tonight, the three-night documentary event, FDR, provides an epic portrait of the 32nd President of the United States. Throughout his presidential terms, we will unpack how his own fight with polio prepared him for the challenges of leading the U.S. through the Great Depression and World War II.

Don’t miss TONIGHT at 8/7c, only on The HISTORY Channel.

FDR is produced by , Bradley Cooper and

In May 1989, nearly a million Chinese, mostly young students, crowded into central Beijing to protest for greater democracy and called for the resignation of Chinese Community Party leaders deemed too repressive.

On in 1989 Chinese troops and security police marched toward Tiananmen Square, firing indiscriminately into the crowds of protestors. The defiance of Tank Man slowed the government crackdown of Tiananmen Square protestors.

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Known by many nicknames including the, “Sultan of Swat”, “Behemoth of Bust” and the “Great Bambino,” Babe Ruth retired on in 1935.

This individual grew up to become the first woman to make a transatlantic flight. Who do you think this is?

Secretariat became the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win America’s coveted Triple Crown. In one of the finest performances in racing history, Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, completed the 1.5-mile race Belmont Stakes in 2 minutes and 24 seconds on in 1973.

On in 1865, Union troops arrived in Texas to ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. On that day, some 250,000 enslaved people were freed, many of whom left the state immediately in search of family members who had been taken to other regions. is also called Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. To learn more, visit the link in our bio.

📸 Photo of handwritten record showing General Orders, Number 3, issued by United States Major General Gordon Granger, June 19, 1865.

United States and British pilots began to deliver food and supplies by airline to Berlin after the city is isolated by a Soviet Union blockade. The massive scale of the made it a huge logistical challenge and at times a great risk. It began on in 1948 and lasted until May 12, 1949. Visit the link in our bio to learn more.

📸 German workers at Tempelhof Airdrome unloading flour from a US Air Force C-47; 1948.
📸 Berlin children cheering airlift plane; 1948

The Harlem Cultural Festival brought over 300,000 people to Harlem’s 20-acre Mount Morris Park. The summer concert series featured huge acts, including B.B. King, Stevie Wonder and Nina Simone. The festival began on in 1969 and ended August 24, 1969. Despite the Harlem event's prominence, it eventually became more or less lost to history—unlike another festival held the same summer near Woodstock, New York. To learn more, visit the link in our bio.

📸 American pop vocal group, The 5th Dimension, performs on stage; 1969
📸 Mahalia Jackson and Mayor John Lindsay; 1969

The iconic music player known as the Sony Walkman went on sale for the very first time on in 1979.

📸 Diana Ross Roller Skating In New York City; 1980
📸 Jean-michel Jarre And Charlotte Rampling; 1980

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Guess who? This famous actor's real name is Archibald Alec Leach.

French designer Louis Réard unveiled a daring two-piece swimsuit in Paris on in 1946. Swipe through to see the evolution.

📸 A woman in swimsuit poses in front of the Eiffel Tower on the banks of the Seine River; 1949
📸 Women Holding Fish on Pier; 1934

The “Longest Walk”, a 2,800-mile trek for Native American justice, ended in Washington, D.C. on in 1978. The intent was to call attention to issues affecting Native Americans, such as lack of jobs and housing, and legislation before Congress that could dramatically change their rights.

📸: Actor Marlon Brando addressing a rally after the completed "Longest Walk" from San Francisco to Washington DC

Today is the final match of the Wimbledon tournament, and as is tradition, the Princess of Wales will give the winner their trophy.

The Princess is the current patron of Wimbledon, given the role by Queen Elizabeth in 2016. Queen Elizabeth became patron in 1952, however, she often passed on her duty to other family members.

📸: Novak Djokovic of Serbia lifts his trophy as Catherine Duchess of Cambridge looks on following winning his Men's Singles final; 2019
📸: Rod Laver of Australia is presented with the Gentlemen's Singles Trophy by HRH Queen Elizabeth II; 1962
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Happy National Ice Cream Day! What is your favorite ice cream?

Did you know, according to popular legend, ice cream was invented by the ancient Chinese, brought to Italy by Marco Polo to France by Catherine de Medici, and then to American by Thomas Jefferson. The truth, however, is a bit more difficult to pin down.

📸 An ice cream seller outside a store in Saffron Hill; 1922
📸 Ice Cream is selling by boat, Berlin, Germany; 1927

Iconic American vocalist Tony Bennett has died at the age of 96. Born Anthony Dominick Benedetto in 1926, he began performing after his time serving in the Army during World War II. He sang throughout his entire life, winning 18 Grammy Awards and honors from the United Nations and the Kennedy Center. He found new success later in life when he collaborated with Lady Gaga, recording acclaimed music and touring together.

Would you trade your home for a pearl necklace? The building you see here, was formerly the home of Morton F. Plant...

After inheriting his father’s railway company and fortune in 1899, Morton Plant married the recently divorced socialite Mae “Maisie” Cadwell Manwaring, that you see in the second photo. It was said Plant paid Mae’s previous husband $8,000,000 to agree to a divorce.

Plant built his mansion in 1905 on the east side of 5th Avenue alongside a string of other wealthy family homes, like the Vanderbilt’s and Astor’s.

But why did Plant sell his house for a pearl necklace? Maisie Plant had fallen in love with a double strand of 128 pearls with a diamond clasp, said to be worth $1,000,000 made by Cartier. (The jewelry in slide 4 is similar to the necklace Maisie loved)

Cartier offered to trade the necklace, plus $100, for the Plant Mansion. So, for the love of Maisie, Plant accepted.

Soon after the trade, harvested pearls were created and the price of authentic pearls dropped, making the necklace plummet in value. And the iconic necklace has yet to resurface.
📸: Cartier store on 5th Avenue; 1987
📸: Portrait of Sarah Mae "Maisie" Cadwell Plant Rovensky; 1987
📸: Pedestrians, cars and coaches passing in front of Vanderbilt Mansion, on Fifth Avenue; 1900
📸: Jewelry and a Cartier Baignoire wristwatch in a display case at a Cartier; 2021
📸: The exterior of the Cartier mansion on 5th Avenue; 2008

This is Mata Hari when she was arrested in Paris in February 1917. When under interrogation by French military intelligence, she admitted that she had passed outdated information to a German intelligence officer, yet she claimed she had also been paid to act as a French spy in Belgium. She had apparently been acting as a double agent, though the Germans had seemingly written her off as an ineffective agent whose activities had produced little intelligence of value. On in 1917, she was tried in a military court. The next day she was found guilty and sentenced to ex*****on. The question of her guilt continues to fascinate historians and she remains one of the most glamourous figures to come out of the shadowy world of espionage

The Harlem Riot of 1943 began on …

In the evening, years of racial oppression in Harlem erupted in the lobby of the Braddock Hotel. A rumor rapidly spread that a white police officer shot and killed a Black soldier, Robert Bandy, when in fact, he was treated for a superficial wound.

Crowds of Harlem residents, unaware of the truth, gathered around the neighborhood, enraged that a white patrolman had killed a black soldier.

The cookie jar will be empty by the end of the day.

The crew of the B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped the first wartime atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on in 1945.

One of the most influential artists of the latter part of the 20th century, Andy Warhol, was born on in 1928. Born Andrew Warhola Jr., he was a major pioneer of the pop art movement and a cultural icon.

📸 Andy Warhol And His Dog Archie; 1973

oday is International Left Handers Day. You’re in good company.

Are you superstitious? Or just a little stitious?
Today is Black Cat Appreciation Day. Do you know how and where the association between black cats and bad luck began? Check the link in our bio.

📸 A black cat crosses the path of Chicago Cubs player Ron Santo as he waits his turn at bat in a crucial game against the New York Mets. The Cubs went on to lose this game and the pennant after having a 9 game lead. The Mets went on to win the 1969 World Series.

It was the first day of school in Little Rock, Arkansas when nine Black students were sent to the all-white school to integrate public schools in Arkansas after the Supreme Court ruled the segregation of public schools unconstitutional. On in 1957, a mob of furious white people and the Arkansas National Guard blocked the students from entering the school. Later that month, after President Eisenhower intervened, the students were finally allowed in.

Saundra Williams walked across the Miss Black America pageant stage ready to be crowned as pageant royalty on in 1968. Though it was the same night as the Miss America pageant, Williams’ crowning wasn’t just about beauty. It was about protest. She was the first Miss Black America, and her message was clear: Black is beautiful too.

Phillip H. Savage, then director of the Tri-State NAACP, helped the groundbreaking pageant get national coverage. They decided to hold it the same night, and in the same city, as the Miss America pageant. They chose to start their pageant at midnight, in hopes that newsmen would drop by when they left Convention Hall after the conclusion of the other pageant.

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