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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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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