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Anniversaries in American history that fall on June 12.

1987 · Documents / Speeches
Tear Down This Wall
Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate, 1987
Tear Down This Wall
1967 · Documents / Supreme Court Decisions
Loving v. Virginia
The 1967 ruling that struck down bans on interracial marriage
Loving v. Virginia
1963 · People / Civil Rights Leaders
Medgar Evers born
NAACP Field Secretary in Mississippi, Assassinated June 12, 1963
Medgar Evers