THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1779 – Aboard the American warship, the Bonhomme Richard, John Paul Jones declared, ‘I have not yet begun to fight.’ (We did defeat and capture the British ship, the Serapis. 1875

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1881 – CHESTER A. ARTHUR IS SWORN IN AS OUR 21ST PRESIDENT FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT GARFIELD WHO DIED FROM INJURIES AFTER AN ASSASSIN SHOT HIM EARLIER IN THE YEAR (BY

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1793 – GEORGE WASHINGTON LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR THE U.S. CAPITOL 1851 – THE FIRST EDITION OF THE PAPER THAT WOULD BECOME THE NEW YORK TIMES IS PUBLISHED 1960 –

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Two Minute Drill THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1787 – THE U.S. CONSTITUTION WAS SIGNED BY A MAJORITY OF DELEGATES IN PHILADELPHIA 1796 – PRESIDENT WASHINGTON DELIVERED HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS (YOU SHOULD READ IT) 1920 – THE

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1620 – THE MAYFLOWER LEFT ENGLAND FOR THE ‘NEW WORLD’ 1630 – BOSTON BECAME BOSTON… CHANGING ITS’ NAME FROM SHAWMUT 1908 – WILLIAM DURANT STARTS GENERAL MOTORS (Was the strike date

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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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