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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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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