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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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…