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On this day for the United States
Events
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1778 –
Louis XVI of France declares war on the
Kingdom of Great Britain, diverting British attention, troops, and supplies from the
American Revolutionary War.
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1821 – The
United States takes possession of its newly–bought territory of
Florida from
Spain.
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1832 – President
Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re–charter the
Second Bank of the United States.
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1850 –
Millard Fillmore is inaugurated as the 13th
President of the United States upon the death of President
Zachary Taylor, 16 months into his term.
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1890 –
Wyoming is admitted as the 44th
U.S. state.
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1913 –
Death Valley,
California hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), which is the highest temperature recorded in the
United States.
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1925 –
Scopes Trial: In
Dayton, Tennessee, the so–called "Monkey Trial" begins with
John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching
evolution in violation of
a state law against it.
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1938 –
Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91 hour
airplane flight around the world.
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1958 –
Alaska, highest tsunami wave ever recorded at Lituya Bay, at 524 m high.
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1962 –
Telstar, the world's first
communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
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1976 – One US and three UK mercenaries executed in
Angola following the
Luanda Trial.
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1978 –
World News Tonight premieres on
ABC.
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1992 – In
Miami, Florida, former
Panamanian leader
Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for
drug and
racketeering violations.
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1998 –
Roman Catholic sex abuse cases: The
Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were
sexually abused by former priest Rudolph Kos.
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2005 –
Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle causing billions of dollars in damage.