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1775 |
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A postal system was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States. The first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin. |
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1881 |
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Thomas Edison and Patrick Kenny execute a patent application for a facsimile telegraph (U.S. Pat. 479,184). |
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1964 |
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Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa and six others were convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the handling of a union pension fund. |
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1947 |
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U.S. President Truman signed The National Security Act. The act created the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
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1945 |
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Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister. |
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1952 |
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King Farouk I of Egypt abdicated in the wake of a coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser. |
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1998 |
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AT&T and British Telecommunications PLC announced they were forming a joint venture to combine international operations and develop a new Internet system. |
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1908 |
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U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte issued an order that created an investigative agency that was a forerunner of the FBI. |
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1952 |
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Evita Peron died on this day in 1952 of uterine cancer in Buenos Aires. Her body was stolen by anti-Peronistas in 1955 and hidden in Italy until 1971. In 1974, Evita's remains were returned to Argentina for burial in the presidential crypt. But two years following that, they were transferred to lie beneath several protective layers of steel in the Duarte family's tomb, at Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires. |
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1999 |
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1,500 pieces of Marilyn Monroe's personal items went on display at Christie's in New York, NY. The items went on sale later in 1999. |
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1956 |
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Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. |
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1971 |
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Apollo 15 was launched from Cape Kennedy, FL. |
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1948 |
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Babe Ruth was seen by the public for the last time, when he attended the New York City premiere of the motion picture, "The Babe Ruth Story". |
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1893 |
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Commercial production of the Addressograph started in Chicago, IL. |
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1788 |
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New York became the 11th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. |
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1947 |
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U.S. President Truman signed The National Security Act. The act created the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
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1948 |
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U.S. President Truman signed executive orders that prohibited discrimination in the U.S. armed forces and federal employment. |
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1907 |
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The Chester was launched. It was the first turbine-propelled ship. |
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1953 |
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Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. Castro eventually ousted Batista six years later. |
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