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May 16, 2024

Today in History – June 27

Today in History – June 27

British scientist James Smithson died on June 27, 1829, and he left an endowment “to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution.” Continue reading.

Acclaimed poet, short story writer, novelist, dramatist, and lyricist Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27, 1872, in Dayton, Ohio. Continue reading.

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