WEEKLY PUZZLES · JUNE 28

Stonewall Inn raid sparks uprising in New York

A summer night in Greenwich Village turned a familiar police raid into a public confrontation with a long afterlife in memory and protest.

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Stonewall Inn and the surrounding Christopher Street area in Greenwich Village, where a police raid on 28 June 1969 led to street confrontations.
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A ceremony in San Francisco closed one conference and opened a new legal framework for international diplomacy.
A Barclays cash-dispensing machine associated with the 27 June 1967 launch at the Enfield branch in North London. It represents an early stage in automated cash access.

Barclays cash machine begins service in Enfield

One branch in North London tried a new way to hand out money. It looked modest at the time, but the idea traveled far.
Stonewall Inn and the surrounding Christopher Street area in Greenwich Village, where a police raid on 28 June 1969 led to street confrontations.

Stonewall Inn raid sparks uprising in New York

A summer night in Greenwich Village turned a familiar police raid into a public confrontation with a long afterlife in…

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