Dossier
Daniel Ellsberg
Coverage of Daniel Ellsberg in the Nexus archive.
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- Today in History: June 16, Valentina Tereshkova becomes first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space on June 16, 1963, after being launched by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok 6. She spent 71 hours in orbit, completing 48 Earth circles before returning safely.
- Today in History: June 13, first Pentagon Papers excerpts published
On June 13, 1971, The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret study of U.S. involvement in Vietnam leaked by Daniel Ellsberg. Other historical events on this date include a Nazi sabotage team arriving in New York, the Supreme Court ruling in Miranda v. Arizona, and the nomination of Thurgood Marshall as the first non-white Supreme Court justice.