THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1845 – THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY OPENED IN ANNAPOLIS, MD 1935 – GERSHWIN’S ‘PORGY AND BESS’ DEBUTED ON BROADWAY 1953 – THE U.S. AND SOUTH KOREA SIGN A MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1871 – FIRES IN THE MIDWEST — THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE STARTS… ANOTHER MASSIVE FIRE IN PESHTIGO, WISCONSIN KILLED 1,182 PEOPLE 1918 – U.S. ARMY CPL ALVIN C. YORK KILLED 28

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1895 – NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND HOSTED GOLF’S FIRST U.S. OPEN TOURNAMENT 1927 – SCULPTOR GUTZON BORGLUM BEGINS WORK ON ‘MOUNT RUSHMORE’ MONUMENT 1957 – THE SPACE RACE BEGINS AS SOVIETS SURPRISED

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1226 – FRANCISCAN ORDER FOUNDER ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI PASSED AWAY 1955 – TWO HUGE TV SHOWS DEBUTED… THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB AND CAPTAIN KANGAROO1990 – AFTER 45 YEARS APART, EAST

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1919 – PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON SUFFERED A STROKE — HE WAS PARTIALLY PARALYZED  1950 – CHARLIE BROWN, SNOOPY, LUCY AND THE GANG APPEARED FOR THE FIRST TIME AS THE ‘PEANUTS’ CARTOON

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1847 – AMERICAN ASTRONOMER MARIA MITCHELL DISCOVERS A COMET — SAME DAY SHE WAS ELECTED TO THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF THE ARTS (THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE SO HONORED) 1908 –

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1846 – THE FIRST TOOTH REMOVED UNDER ANESTHESIA IS DONE IN CHARLESTON, MASSACHUSETTS 1927 – BABE RUTH CRUSHED HIS 60TH HOMER THAT SEASON, A RECORD THAT STOOD UNTIL 1961 WHEN ANOTHER

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1777 – THE BRITS LAUNCH A MAJOR OFFENSIVE AND CAPTURE PHILADELPHIA 1829 – SCOTLAND YARD IS FORMED1960 – NIXON AND KENNEDY APPEAR IN THE FIRST TELEVISED PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE 1969 – ‘ABBEY

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1789 – THE FIRST CONGRESS ADOPTED 12 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION — THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS BECAME KNOWN AS THE BILL OF RIGHTS 1957 – MEMBERS OF THE U.S. ARMY ESCORT

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