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June 13

4 sourced moments from June 13 in history: Martin Luther married a former nun (1525); Germany's V-1 flying bombs first struck London (1944); The Miranda warning was born from a Supreme Court ruling (1966), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on June 13

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1983 Space · Space Exploration

Pioneer 10 became the first probe beyond the planets in 1983

Pioneer 10 crossed Neptune's orbit in June 1983, while Pluto sat closer to the Sun, but leaving the solar system proper fell to Voyager 1.

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1966 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

The Miranda warning was born from a Supreme Court ruling

On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court ruled that suspects must be told of their rights before questioning, creating the Miranda warning.

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1944 History · War & Conflict

Germany's V-1 flying bombs first struck London

On June 13, 1944, a week after D-Day, the first V-1 buzz bomb fell on London, opening a new age of guided-weapon warfare.

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1525 Religion & Beliefs · Major Religions

Martin Luther married a former nun

When the rebel monk wed an escaped nun, he turned his own household into a manifesto for the Reformation.

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