Almanac: June 26 historical notes and dates
Today is Tuesday June 26 the 177th day of the year with 188 to follow. Historical milestones listed include 1919 first issue of Illustrated Daily News in New York City and 1945 UN Charter signed in San Francisco by 50 countries. Also notes 1948 Berlin airlift, 1959 St Lawrence Seaway dedication.
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South in six no trump squeezes to twelve
Oswald Jacoby presents a bridge problem where South holds 4K J1065 YA2 $64 KQ104 and can force a 12th trick by careful play. If spades or diamonds split, the squeeze ends trouble. the recommended line begins with losing a trick to set up the endplay.
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Pluto Foretold By Mathematicians Then Discovered
Mathematicians predicted the planet Pluto before its existence was confirmed. Percival Lowell advanced the search, and the body was officially discovered in 1930 after years of astronomical work and prediction.
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