Police Raid the Stonewall Inn: By Morning, a Movement Is Born
Patrons of the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village fought back against a police raid, sparking six nights of protests that launched the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. The uprising transformed a community accustomed to hiding from prosecution into one demanding visibility and equality, and its anniversary became the foundation for Pride celebrations held worldwide every June.
June 27, 1969
57 years ago
Key Figures & Places
What Else Happened on June 27
couronnement à Pampelune du roi de Navarre Charles II le Mauvais.
A city-state the size of a small county held off the Ottoman Empire, the Venetian Republic, and every other regional bully for centuries — through diplomacy, no…
nace la República de Dubrovnik.
en Málaga (España), las tropas nazaritas incendian las torres de combate cristianas que mantenían el asedio a Antequera.
العثمانيون بقيادة السلطان مراد الثاني يفتحون مدينة نوفو بردو في قلب صربيا بعد معركة مع الصربيين.
mariage du duc de Bretagne François II et de Marguerite de Foix.
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