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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Sunshine abounds as the summer solstice arrives - The Untold Story

Equinox Solstice Explainer - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice.

Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer. It's the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the shortest day of the year and winter will start.

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