THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1948 – MARGARET CHASE SMITH WINS A SENATE SEAT, BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE IN BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS 1971 – 39 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE FOUR DAYS OF
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1846 – ELIAS HOWE GETS A PATENT FOR HIS SEWING MACHINE 1897 – LONDON RECORDS THE VERY FIRST DRUNK DRIVING ARREST – CAB DRIVER GEORGE SMITH 1919 – NYC HOSTS A
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1776 – WE OFFICIALLY BECAME THE “UNITED STATES” VS THE UNITED COLONIES1850 – CALIFORNIA BECOMES THE 31ST STATE 1948 – THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA IS FOUNDED (NORTH KOREA) 1926
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1901 – PRESIDENT MCKINLEY IS SHOT BY AN ANARCHIST — HE WOULD DIE EIGHT DAYS LATER 1941 – GERMANY ANNOUNCED ALL JEWS MUST WEAR THE STAR OF DAVID 1997 – 2.5
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1698 – RUSSIA’S PETER THE GREAT LEVIED A TAX ON BEARDED MEN 1774 – THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS MET IN PHILADELPHIA 1972 – 11 ISRAELIS KILLED BY PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS AT THE
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1781 – THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES IS FOUNDED BY SPANISH SETTLERS 1888 – GEORGE EASTMAN GETS A PATENT FOR HIS ROLL-FILM CAMERA (KIDS ASK: WHAT’S FILM???) 1972 – AMERICAN SWIMMER
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1783 – The Revolutionary War between the U.S. and Britain ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris 1838 – Disguised as a sailor, Frederick Douglas escaped from slavery 1895
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PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TWITTER VIDEO STATEMENT ON HURRICANE DORIAN THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1918 – ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON VLADIMIR LENIN (WOUNDED, BUT SURVIVED) 1963 – THE ‘RED PHONE’ CONNECTING MOSCOW AND WASHINGTON DC IS ESTABLISHED 1967
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