#History

Yen made official monetary unit of Japan
First minted in 1869, the yen was adopted as Japan's official monetary unit this day in 1871, when the government suspended the exchange of clan notes, money issued by feudal lords that had circulated since the 16th century.

JUN 28 FRIDAY #Holidays

Christopher Street Day
Constitution Day (Ukraine)
Cream Tea Day
Drive Your Corvette to Work Day
Family Day in Vietnam
Matariki
National Climate-Smart Skin Awareness Day
National Food Truck Day
National Insurance Awareness Day
National Lauren Day
National Logistics Day
National SAFER Workplace Day
National Tapioca Day
Paul Bunyan Day
St. Vitus Day
Stonewall Riots Anniversary
Tau Day
Vincy Mas in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Wimbledon

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#Comics 🗯️ #Humor 😜

#Riddles

In a room without windows, I bring the dawn,
In the darkest night, I am reborn.
I reveal the unseen, yet I cast no shadow,
I am the silent guide through the meadow.
I travel through space, yet I have no mass,
In me, the future and the past will pass.
What am I?

Neon

#Computer #History

WHAT HAPPENED ON JUNE 26TH

June 26, 1997
Communications Decency Act Declared Unconstitutional
The US Supreme Court ruled the Communications Decency Act unconstitutional on a 7-2 vote. The act, passed by both houses of Congress, sought to control the content of the Internet in an effort to keep pornography from minors. In an opinion written by Justice John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court ruled the act a violation of free speech as guaranteed by the US Constitution.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck." - Dalai Lama

FACT OF THE DAY:
Silver was once mined in a German town called "Joachim's Valley." Coins minted from this mine were called "joachmisthaler," which was shortened into "thaler," which later morphed into the word "dollar."

#Haiku

Jun 26, 2024 | Author, Robert Epstein

the phantom
limb of believing
war is over

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#Maze

I am tearing up.
Just found out my amazing transgender child is going for thier first gender affirming counciltion and will hopefully get first surgery this year.

Between 1840 and 1860, in the midst of this exclusion and discrimination, African Americans never constituted more than 1% of the population in the American Pacific Northwest. Oregon, which joined the Union as a "free state" on February 14, 1859, stands as a clear illustration that racial discrimination and oppression against Black people was also widespread in jurisdictions where slavery was illegal. The 2020 U.S. Census reported that only 3.2% of Oregon residents were Black.

The Oregon Constitution of 1857 included racial exclusion provisions against African Americans and Asian Americans. The document declared that African Americans outside of Oregon were not permitted to “come, reside, or be within” the state; prohibited African Americans from owning property or performing contracts; and prescribed punishment for those who employed, “harbor[ed],” or otherwise helped African Americans.