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The Great Wave off Kanagawa
The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a world-class museum collection item preserved at Tokyo National Museum / British Museum.
Katsushika Hokusai (Woodblock print)
Famous Pioneer Born on 6/16
Born under Gemini (♊ Gemini), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Gemini Pioneer
Historical Milestone of 6/16
On this day in history (6/16), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
Aboard Vostok 6, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (pictured) became the first woman in space.
Vostok 6 was the first human spaceflight to carry a woman, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, into space.
English musician David Bowie released his breakthrough album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
David Robert Jones, known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, he was known for his constant reinvention and visual presentation, and is often referred to as the "chameleon of rock". His music, stagecraft and fashion have had a significant impact on popular culture.
The English rock band Radiohead released their landmark third album OK Computer in the United Kingdom.
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band members are Thom Yorke ; the brothers Jonny Greenwood and Colin Greenwood (bass); Ed O'Brien ; and Philip Selway (drums). They have worked with the producer Nigel Godrich and the cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994. Radiohead's experimental approach is credited with advancing the sound of alternative rock.
Justin_Jefferson Born
Justin Jamal Jefferson is an American professional football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, where he won the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship as a junior before being drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.
「Justin Jamal Jefferson is an American professional football wide receiver for the Min...」
—— Justin_Jefferson
Bianca_Andreescu Born
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 4 in women's singles by the WTA. Andreescu has won three WTA Tour–level singles titles: the 2019 Indian Wells Open, the 2019 Canadian Open, and a major title at the 2019 US Open. She is the first Canadian, male or female, to win a major singles title, and the first to win the Canadian Open in 50 years.
「Bianca Vanessa Andreescu is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has been ranke...」
—— Bianca_Andreescu
Sam_Walker_(rugby_league) Born
Samuel Walker is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL).
「Samuel Walker is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a ha...」
—— Sam_Walker_(rugby_league)
Anna_Cathcart Born
Anna Cathcart is a Canadian actress who began her career as a child actress, starring as Agent Olympia in the PBS Kids/TVOKids series Odd Squad (2016–2019) for which she won a Canadian Screen Award. Cathcart also played Dizzy Tremaine in the Disney Channel films Descendants 2 (2017) and Descendants 3 (2019) and the titular role in the Brat web series Zoe Valentine (2019). She gained widespread recognition as a teenager for playing Kitty Song-Covey in Netflix's To All the Boys film series (2018–2021) and in the character’s own spin-off show XO, Kitty (2023−present).
「Anna Cathcart is a Canadian actress who began her career as a child actress, starring...」
—— Anna_Cathcart
Liu Yang (pictured), a member of the Shenzhou 9 crew, became the first Chinese woman in space.
Liu Yang is a Chinese military transport pilot and taikonaut. On June 16, 2012, Yang became the first Chinese woman in space, as a crew member of Shenzhou 9.
Jo Cox, a British Member of Parliament, was murdered in her constituency.
Helen Joanne Cox was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Batley and Spen from May 2015 until her murder in June 2016. She was a member of the Labour Party.
Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history.
From 2019 until 2020, protests were held in Hong Kong in response to the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition. It was the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong.
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